Bureau: National

Mental Health Awareness: Strategies to Support Inclusive and Innovative Care of Students Year-Round

As we conclude Mental Health Awareness Month, over a year into the declaration of youth mental health as a national crisis, it’s clear that mental health will continue to be a primary focus of our nation’s education system—throughout the year and across educational settings. Given the compounding effects of isolation and trauma coming out of …

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Summer Intensive: Supporting Newcomer/ML Afghan Youth (2 cohorts)

Note: This course will sell out. More than 200 participants are registered; sales will close at 300.  Use code SUMMER2023 for 25% off! 15 professional learning hours, CLDE qualifying.  Summer-Intensive attendees will: Establish a baseline understanding of the language, pathways, and policies relative to the experience of US immigration (including immigrants, migrants, asylum seekers + …

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Art and Literature of Jade Snow Wong

In conjunction with May Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, the Library of Congress will present two display cases of archival materials related to Jade Snow Wong (1922–2006), the pioneering Chinese American ceramist and author. Located on the second floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, this display will be on view until June 5, 2023. Items on …

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Let’s Talk About It: Coming Together for Youth Mental Health

The Opportunity Network invites you to reimagine how we can prioritize the emotional and mental well-being of the communities we support, especially young people from historically and systematically marginalized communities. Together, we’ll explore practices that center self-care and community care across group settings, 1:1 advising sessions, and as stand-alone resources, and will also feature a …

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A Pilot’s Story

A Chinese American WWII Pilot’s Story (1920 – 2006) Frozen foods pioneer [Kubla Khan], Percy Loy, was born in Vancouver, Washington to Chinese immigrant parents. He became an Army Air Force pilot during World War II, serving as a bombardier and flight instructor before retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Yet, like other Chinese-American pilots, Loy …

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JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY

This powerful documentary, which made its world premiere at DocNYC, is an intimate portrait of the late great Corky Lee. an award-winning photographer (1947 – 2021) who communicated to the world the everyday lives and political activism of Asian American communities. His photographs have also been featured in various exhibitions throughout US cities and has …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Information Session – CU Denver’s Literacy Education Program

University of Colorado Denver’s Literacy Education program prepares educators to work with diverse, K-12 student populations as they develop reading, writing and oral language skills. To learn more about this program, register below to attend an information session. We have fully online, hybrid and on-campus options. If you have questions, please contact education@ucdenver.edu or 303-315-6300.

Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Virtual Executive Coaching Certificate Information Session

The Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate designed for leaders within organizations, school districts, non-profits, and institutions of higher education. Our approach at the University of Colorado Denver is to support working professionals in an engaging, blended format of monthly modules completed through asynchronous and live, interactive virtual sessions. Our research-based …

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Animated Histories of Angel Island

Did you know that from 1910 to 1940, there was a US Immigration Station in San Francisco? Unlike Ellis Island which often quickly processed European immigrants for entry into the US, Angel Island’s station was built to try to keep Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants out. For this special event partnership with the Angel Island …

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Webinar: From Numbers to Insights – How to Tell Your School’s Story Using Data Visualizations

Unsure of which graph makes sense for which kind of data? Not feeling confident about how to pull together all of your different data visualizations? Wondering what it takes to tell a compelling story with your data but not sure where to start? In our upcoming webinar, “Visualizing Your Data”, we will walk you through …

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Mott Street: Ava Chin with Maya Jasanoff

For Ava Chin, understanding her family’s past meant confronting the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, barring Chinese immigrants from United States citizenship–the first federal law to restrict immigration by race and nationality. Chin traces the story of her pioneering relatives, their backbreaking work on the transcontinental railroad and the brutal racism of frontier towns, then …

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CYBER.ORG EdCon 23

CYBER.ORG EdCon 23 (formerly Cyber Education Discovery Forum) is a national conference designed to inspire and empower novice and expert cybersecurity K-12 educators alike. This year’s event will take place June 20-22 at the Mesa Convention Center in Arizona, convening K-12 educators from all 50 states teaching cybersecurity in the classroom, as well as key …

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The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance Virtual Field Trip

Grades 7-12Celebrate students’ power to resist injustice in their world and contribute to a better future through their actions and decisions in this VFT from Discovery Education and the USC Shoah Foundation. The Resistance Virtual Field Trip empowers students to rise against injustice and embrace their own agency to right the wrongs they see around …

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TCS goIT April Monthly Challenge

The TCS goIT Monthly Challenge is a recurring opportunity for classrooms to directly engage in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the goIT digital innovation. Students will develop a tech-based solution that addresses the monthly SDG challenge and submit a 3-minute pitch idea. Any school student ages 6-17 is welcome to enter. Students may …

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Webinar: College is Not the Only Option: Exploring Progressive Pathways

With an increasing number of students not pursuing a traditional 2- and 4-year college degree, there are more students looking for alternative pathways.  Progressive Pathways are non-degree programs designed to prepare students for work that leads to increased earnings and economic opportunities. Driven in part by new labor demands in industries like healthcare, technology, and …

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Manhattan’s Chinatown

Join this walking tour through the historic neighborhood highlighting people and businesses that so captured the public imagination.  This walk is aimed at fostering a holistic appreciation of the community, and its sizable impact and contribution to the city, and America that is so little known. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/1095812576/aapi-asian-pacific-heritage-month-origin-may-why  

125th Anniversary: Wong Kim Ark Day

125th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision on birthright citizenship  United States v. Wong Kim Ark :: 169 U.S. 649 (March 28, 1898) established that the Constitutional guarantee that all persons born in the United States are citizens applied equally to Chinese Americans. Supported by CCBA in the 1800s, Wong Kim Ark’s case …

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High-Impact Summer Literacy Solutions to Improve K-12 Reading Proficiency

Join Caitlin Mehra, Hoot Reading’s VP of Literacy and Learning, to learn how you can partner with Hoot to deliver high-impact summer tutoring programs that improve student engagement, reading skills, and confidence. Research shows that strong summer programs can help students reverse summer learning loss, improve reading proficiency, and give students a chance to master material that they …

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Curriculum strategy & implementation: Do’s and Don’ts

Choosing and implementing curricular materials that are right for all the learners across your system is extremely challenging. Whether you are looking to shift your curriculum, refine your current strategy, or start implementing high-quality instructional materials, this webinar will provide strategies to support your work. In this session, district leaders will learn from the experiences …

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6 Steps to Fund Immediate, Scalable, and Sustainable Literacy Interventions

Join EdTech leader and former K-5 public school administrator, Mari Lasnetski, in an interactive webinar exploring sustainable literacy funding strategies for high-dosage tutoring. Participants in this webinar will: Identify trends and changes in funding requirements for ESSER Walk away with 6 well-grounded, proactive steps for accessing immediate funding for literacy interventions; and Discover long-term opportunities …

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The Summit Tunnel

The Pacific Railroad Act was signed into law by President Lincoln in 1862. It set into motion a national effort to construct America’s first transcontinental railroad, and to undertake the century’s greatest engineering feat to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Fifteen Tunnels had to be chiseled and blasted through granite, steel rails laid against sheer …

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Kingmakers of Oakland Student Showcase 2023

Join Kingmakers of Oakland, a leadership development and systems change organization that supports school districts around the country to improve the education and life outcomes of Black boys, at its Student Showcase. The event will featuring youth performances and demonstrations of what the youth have learned from Kingmakers of Oakland’s mentoring, professional development, financial literacy, …

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The Cooke Young Scholars Program application is open!

The Cooke Young Scholars Program is a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship for high-performing 7th grade students with financial need. It provides comprehensive academic and college advising, as well as financial support for school, Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. The application is open and The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will be accepting …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Virtual Info Session: P-3 Leadership Certificate (Fully online)

Led by the National P-3 Center’s team, the P-3 Leadership certificate provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade. Who Should Participate: Elementary school principals, school district administrators, school board members, and administrative leaders in early …

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Tending Grief Together

The first of three workshops in the series will begin in the body and invite participants to connect with their bodies through a guided meditation, gentle self massage, and acupressure for grief and stress. Participants will then have an opportunity to share what’s coming up for them, and witness and support each other in community. …

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Hidden Voices of New York City: Sylvia Rivera Educator Workshop

This Pride Month, join us in celebrating the life and work of Sylvia Rivera, a trans activist who helped spearhead the LGBTQ+ movement and challenged that movement to be more inclusive of gender nonconforming and unhoused peoples. This virtual talk is geared towards educators and open to all. 

Jim Crow Museum Tour

The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia is the nation’s largest publicly accessible collection of artifacts of intolerance. The Museum contextualizes the dreadful impact of Jim Crow laws and customs. The Museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote a more just society. Join us for a tour led by staff of the …

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Webinar: Analyzing Student Data

I’ll bet when you were in school to become an educator, your classes and mentors taught you all about instructional pedagogy and the components of a strong lesson. But what happens after the lesson is over? In this webinar, a veteran teacher will share how they respond to classroom data to improve student performance. Join …

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The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive powerfully chronicles the stories of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes in an extraordinary fashion workshop within the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Prophet of Freedom

Frederick Douglass’ first recorded speech, “I Have Come to Tell You Something About Slavery,” inaugurated a five-decade career as the fiery, eloquent champion of abolition and emancipation, equal rights and human dignity. Join David Blight, Douglass’ Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer for an exploration of the genius of an extraordinary man who escaped slavery to become one …

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Letters from Anne and Martin

Join us in honor of Black History Month for a special virtual presentation, Letters from Anne and Martin, a two-person show that highlights the parallels between Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. This powerful and unique program will feature actors reading the words from two of history’s most …

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Webinar: Cultivating Powerful Mentorship in Educator Credential Programs

Join Bank Street College for a special webinar on the release of Learning Starts At Birth‘s newest publication, Cultivating Powerful Mentorship in Educator Credential Programs. Reflective practice is at the core of Bank Street’s approach to teacher preparation, enabling educators to connect theory to practice. Bank Street Graduate School of Education’s residency programs embed reflective …

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Why is Reading Comprehension so Difficult to Comprehend – FREE Symposium

AIM Institute for Learning & Research hosts its 11th annual FREE Research to Practice Symposium bringing literacy researchers and educators and education leaders together for a full day of learning and discussion on Why is Reading Comprehension So Difficult to Comprehend?. The symposium will include expert researchers in the field including Dr. Hugh Catts, Dr. …

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How Lingumi Uses Voice AI for Language Learning and Phonics

Lingumi is an award-winning education platform used by kids across Europe and Asia to learn English and early-stage literacy, specifically phonics. In 2019, Lingumi integrated SoapBox’s voice engine and have been expanding their use of voice across their curricula of speaking activities and smart conversations ever since. At this webinar, CEO Toby Mather will discuss …

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DEI Accelerator QA Session

Each year Promise54 facilitates a DEI Accelerator – an eight-month, cohort-based experience that runs February through September – which has helped social enterprise leaders advance progress on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and antiracism within their organizations. To date, the DEI Accelerator has supported nearly 540 leaders and 167 organizations in their efforts to build community, …

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Learn with the Expert: When We Partner, Everyone Wins: Family Engagement in Education with Dr. Karen Mapp

Dr. Karen Mapp will share what we know, given the extensive research on family engagement, about the powerful impact of effective family–school partnerships on students, parents, teachers, and schools. Dr. Mapp will discuss what we have learned from the Covid 19 crisis and the over 50 years of research about the critical role of home-school …

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Teaching Kindergarten Conference: Where Did the Garden Go? Thinking, Exploring & Rebuilding Together

This year’s two-day online conference—”Where Did the Garden Go? Thinking, Exploring & Rebuilding Together”—invites attendees to find their spark and collaborate with a community of educators focused on kindergarten. Think together about how children learn. Explore how to create a rich curriculum that reflects the interests of children, meets academic expectations, and plants the seeds …

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View from Gold Mountain

Located outside of the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico stands View from Gold Mountain, a monument commemorating the 1883 lawsuit Territory of N.M. vs. Yee Hun that brought about a change in the law allowing Chinese people, and then later non-Christians, to testify in court. Artists Cheryll Leo-Gwin and Stewart Wong will discuss …

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Apply Now to The Sex Education Initiative (SEI) at Teachers College, Columbia University!

Are you a health education professional in need of continuing education credits? Please join the next Spring ‘23 cohort of our FREE training focused on reproductive health!  Limited Spots Available – February 1st Early Deadline – APPLY NOW!  Hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University, the Sex Education Initiative (SEI) is a fully-funded research-based program offering …

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A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food

Written by Michelle Li, A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food introduces young readers to classic and modern Korean dishes and provides fun facts about the foods and culture of Korea.

Behind the Scenes of Country Music’s Biggest Night Virtual Field Trip

Join Discovery Education and the Country Music Association for a one-of-a-kind virtual field trip into the exciting inner-workings of Country Music’s biggest night of the year, as students are introduced to a variety of key STEAM professionals working behind-the-scenes at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards in Nashville, TN. Students will dive into the action …

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Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust

In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), we remember the LGBTQ+ victims of Hitler’s murderous doctrines. Dr. Jake Newsome, author, Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming out in the Shadow of the Holocaust, will discuss the Nazi targeted violence of LGBTQ+ people, their struggle for recognition, compensation and commemoration; and the legacy that the emblem, …

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Honolulu Chinatown

In this free online screening (two film links) and virtual program, we’ll take a look at Honolulu’s Chinatown in the 1960’s and 70’s and during COVID-19, through the lens of Robin Lung and Kimberlee Bassford and a discussion with the filmmakers.

June: School Operations Networking Group

Premier School Operations has created a networking group to support school operation professionals across the country! This is a great opportunity to connect with professionals who have encountered similar tasks, challenges and wins! Feel free to join us on Thursday, June 15th where we will share knowledge, best practices and connect with like-minded professionals! RSVP today for …

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May: School Operations Networking Group

Premier School Operations has created a networking group to support school operation professionals across the country! This is a great opportunity to connect with professionals who have encountered similar tasks, challenges and wins! Feel free to join us on Thursday, May 18th where we will share knowledge, best practices and connect with like-minded professionals! RSVP today for …

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April: School Operations Networking Group

Premier School Operations has created a networking group to support school operation professionals across the country! This is a great opportunity to connect with professionals who have encountered similar tasks, challenges and wins! Feel free to join us on Thursday, April 20th where we will share knowledge, best practices and connect with like-minded professionals! RSVP today for …

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March: School Operations Networking Group

Premier School Operations has created a networking group to support school operation professionals across the country! This is a great opportunity to connect with professionals who have encountered similar tasks, challenges and wins! Feel free to join us on Thursday, March 16th where we will share knowledge, best practices and connect with like-minded professionals! RSVP today for …

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The First “Permanent Outsiders”

140th anniversary of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882 – 1943) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first federal law that mandated the exclusion of foreigners from immigrating to the United States purely on the basis of race. The law not only profoundly shaped the American experience of the Chinese immigrants …

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