Foundations of Exclusion: A Timeline of AANHPI Immigration in the Late 18th-20th Centuries

By Arun Nayakkar, Youth Researcher

Article by John Hamilton Gilmour in the San Francisco Sunday Call entitled "Our First Invasion by Hindus and Mohammedans" and dated November 18, 1906.

01 A Note from the Youth Researcher 02 Naturalization Act of 1790 03 1870: Expanded—But Not for All 04 20th Century South Asian Migrations and NYC 05 A Century of Challenges 06 Bhagat Singh Thind v. United States 07 Endnotes 01 A Note from the Youth Researcher 02 Naturalization Act of 1790 03 1870: Expanded—But Not for All 04 20th Century South Asian Migrations and NYC 05 A Century of Challenges 06 Bhagat Singh Thind v. United States 07 Endnotes Enter

Arun Nayakkar’s project constructs the foundations of exclusion fundamental to the United States’ immigration system. He traces the history of immigration-related legal structures through the lens of how they impacted South Asian communities.

Neighborhood

Seaport

Tompkinsville

Time period

19th century, Early 20th century

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