Chinese Americans: Political, Social, Economic, and Cultural History - Iris Chang (2003)

Iris Chang (1968-2004) was a journalist and author. Her books chronicled Chinese American history and Chinese History. Her notable monographs include The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II and The Chinese in America ; A Narrative History. The Chinese in America a Narrative History reveals a forgotten history of the US. The Chinese when they emigrated to the United States faced racism, discrimination, and violence. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was legislation designed specifically to stop Chinese from entering the country. The Chinese worked on railroads, owned their own businesses, and were involved in mining in the 19th century. Whites both hateful and jealous organized themselves to inflict terrorism against the Chinese population. The West of the country was notoriously anti-Asian. During World War II the US allied with China against the Japanese Empire. The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943, but real change did not come until the Immigration Act of 1965. The Chinese experience demonstrates that the US will never accept non-white people in its society.