Chinese Exclusion Act (1882). Selected portions of the preamble and Section 1 will be used to examine who was restricted, how exclusion was justified, and what action the federal government authorized.
“The Chinese Exclusion Act,” Bisbee Daily Review (1905). Selected passages from the Library of Congress Chronicling America collection will be used to analyze how racialized language constructed Chinese immigration as a threat.
2025 Presidential Proclamation, Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States. Selected portions will be used to examine contemporary immigration restrictions, with particular attention to Afghanistan and the national security, screening, and vetting concerns presented as justification for restrictions on entry.
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Under the Microscope: Medicine and Immigration—The Role of the Hospital on Angel Island. Photographs and informational passages will be used to introduce medical inspection, health classifications, and admissibility at Angel Island.
Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung, Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910–1940. Poems 47–49 on page 100 will be used to examine Chinese detainees’ experiences of medical inspection and compare their perspectives with institutional accounts.
Amanda Seitz, “Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance,” KFF Health News. Selected portions will be used to examine contemporary connections among health, financial resources, public charge, and admissibility.
Alison Stine, “The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community,” Nonprofit Quarterly. Selected individual experiences will be used to investigate how disability, communication, mobility, medical care, and accommodations can intersect with immigration enforcement.
Mary Paik Lee, Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America. Pages 44 and 56 will be used to examine family support, racism, education, voice, and self-advocacy.
Kao Kalia Yang, The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. Pages 67 and 145 will be used to examine disability, environmental barriers, accommodations, migration, and access.
Héctor Alejandro Arzate, “‘We Are There To Fill In The Gap’: Resource Center For Afghan Refugees Opening In Alexandria,” DCist/WAMU. Photographs, captions, and selected passages will be used to identify barriers experienced by Afghan refugees in the DMV and introduce community responses to resettlement needs.
Women for Afghan Women, “United States.” Selected program descriptions will be used to investigate how community organizations respond to barriers through language access, legal assistance, education, healthcare navigation, employment support, and relationships.
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