jan 1, 1870 - Congress approves the Naturalization Act, barring Chinese from obtaining U.S. citizenship. The Act also prevents immigration of Chinese women who have marital partners in the United States. Chinese and Japanese men must show evidence in support of a woman’s moral character in the case of prospective and actual wives of Chinese and Japanese descent. The Chinese American population represents 63,199 out of a total U.S. population of 38.5 million. They represent close to half of the male labor force in Califor
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