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Copy of An act to protect free White labor against competition with Chinese coolie labor Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington

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Photocopied text of a Washington territory act introducing a six dollar tax to be levied quarterly upon Chinese, aimed to discourage Chinese immigration.

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Title
Copy of An act to protect free White labor against competition with Chinese coolie labor
Creator
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington
Date Created
[1864]
Description
Photocopied text of a Washington territory act introducing a six dollar tax to be levied quarterly upon Chinese, aimed to discourage Chinese immigration.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Race discrimination; United States--Race relations; Chinese--United States
Genre
Legislative proceedings
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_102_009_002
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-102-9-2
Date Available
2018-01-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0363173
Category
The Asian experience in North America
RBSCLocation
Box 102
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/