Saturday, May 26, 2018

The Chinese Exclusion Act - A PBS Special

Unite Now Before It's Too Late



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                                THE  CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT 
        Nat'l Broadcast Debut On PBS IN 4 DAYS,              ON TUESDAY, MAY 29 FROM 8:00-10:00 PM ET. 
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This film is NOT just about Chinese immigrants. It is also about 
America. It is NOT just about then. It is also about NOW!
  
       A modern version of Chinese Exclusion Act is stewing.   Just recall the conversation between Senator Rubio of FL and FBI director Wray on the Senate floor on Feb 13.   Click one "Stand together or Hang separately" for a quick review.  80-20 also donated $500 to
this project.

      FOWARD to as many of our compatriots as your email list will allow.  That way, our
nation may review the past in order to prevent the recurrence of an earlier mistake.



 
Women detainees at Angel Island. Unlike Ellis Island, where 98 percent of incoming immigrants made their way through, eighteen percent of the applicants at Angel Island were initially rejected -  and five percent deported outright - after grueling interrogations, and harrowing detentions.

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AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

Ric Burns, Director and Co-Writer

Li-Shin Yu, Director and Editor

Hoon Lee, Narrator
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THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
IS A PRODUCTION OF


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Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1985-89)