1903 | Korean workers enter Hawaii. Filipino students arrive in U.S under the pensionado program, an effort to modernize and democratize the Philippines. |
1907 | Filipino laborers land in Hawaii. Asian Indians driven from Bellingham, Washington. |
1913 | California passes law to prevent aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning land. |
1924 | In response to concerns about rising immigration, Immigration Act establishes strict quotas based on national origin according to the 1880 census, effectively ending Asian immigration. |
1942 | In wake of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signs order interning Japanese. |
1943 | Congress repeals Chinese exclusion laws, sets immigration quotas, and extends citizenship rights to Chinese living in U.S. |
1949 | Communist Revolution in China, 5,000 Chinese refugees enter U.S. |
