Page Act of 1875
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The Page Act of 1875 was a U.S. federal law that effectively curtailed immigration from China—especially of women—by targeting and excluding those stereotyped as prostitutes or forced laborers, laying groundwork for later Chinese exclusion policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Page Act of 1875 canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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immigration law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Asian immigrants
ⓘ
Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
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gendered immigration restrictions ⓘ racialized immigration control ⓘ |
| consequence |
curtailed immigration from China
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impeded family formation among Chinese immigrants in the United States ⓘ limited Chinese female immigration ⓘ reinforced stereotypes of Chinese women as prostitutes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1875-03-03 ⓘ |
| disproportionateImpactOn |
Chinese families
ⓘ
Chinese women ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| enforcementLocation |
Pacific ports
ⓘ
ports of embarkation in Asia ⓘ |
| era | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Chinese women ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered first federal law restricting immigration based on race and gender stereotypes
ⓘ
laid groundwork for federal Chinese exclusion regime ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese exclusion policies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalDomain |
immigration law of the United States
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labor regulation ⓘ morality legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| method |
consular investigation of migrants
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exclusion of women suspected of prostitution ⓘ screening at ports of departure ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier state-level anti-Chinese measures ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
restrict immigration of contract laborers
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restrict immigration of convicts ⓘ restrict immigration of prostitutes ⓘ |
| regulates |
entry of contract laborers from Asia
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entry of women suspected of immoral purposes ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
gender and migration research
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scholarship on Asian American history ⓘ studies of U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| targets |
convict labor
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forced labor ⓘ prostitution ⓘ |
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