jan 26, 1949 - Shift to othering Chinese people
Description:
1949: The Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War led to a shift in U.S.-Chinarelations. Chinese people were othered from a wartime ally to a Communist. In the mid-
1950s, the government sought to eliminate illegal immigrants and helped legalize
Chinese immigration.
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Date:
jan 26, 1949
Now
~ 76 years ago