Young traces the pivotal century of Chinese migration to the Americas, beginning with the 1840s at the start of the 'coolie' trade and ending during World War II. This book is the first transnational history of Chinese migration to the Americas. By focusing on the fluidity and complexity of...

The federal government's efforts to pick and choose among the multitude of immigrants seeking to enter the United States began with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Conceived in ignorance and falsely presented to the public, it had undreamt of consequences, and this pattern has been rarely...

Tenants wanted: the promotion of immigration to the New World, 1607-1776 -- Antebellum immigration promotion by states, 1845-1860 -- Corporate immigration promotion and labor recruitment in the nineteenth century -- Selling the promised land: religious and philanthropic promotion -- Immigration...