3 March 1875
Legislation / immigrationSupplement
Page Act and exclusion of Chinese women
United States; Chinese women and other Asian migrants
The law targeted certain coerced labor and prostitution-related migration. Discriminatory administration treated Chinese women as presumptively suspect, sharply restricting their entry and family formation.
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Context / qualification
Distinguish the law’s stated categories from its gendered and racialized enforcement.