The Chinese Exclusion Act

Country

United States

How it feels

This documentary examines the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese immigration to the United States for 61 years. It shows how the law affected Chinese communities already living in the country.

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What happens

The Chinese Exclusion Act is a 2017 documentary film about the United States Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Produced by PBS as a "special presentation" for the American Experience documentary program, it explores how the Act's 61-year-long prohibition of Chinese immigrants to the United States had an effect on Chinese communities already living in the country. Directed by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu, who also served as writer and editor respectively, the film premiered in the 2017 CAAMFest and aired on PBS in the United States on May 29, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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