Ionian ContemporaryAnimation Festival ICONA December, 2nd-5th, 2021
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Selection
TED-ED''The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act''
Screening: Professional Competition 2United States 2021
Duration: 05:57
Directed: Mohammad Babakoohi, Yijia Cao
Screenplay: Robert Chang
Production: TED-ED, Gerta XHELO
Dialogue Language: English
In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. Robert Chang details the lasting impact the Act had on immigrant rights and freedoms.
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