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Asian-American History Timeline

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Timeline: Asian-American History Asian immigration to America, 1600s to the present by David Johnson   1900s 1913 1920s 1940s Next: 1950–Present 1903 Korean workers enter Hawaii. Filipino students arrive in U.S under the pensionado program, an effort to modernize and democratize the Philippines. Top 1907 Filipino laborers land in Hawaii. Asian Indians driven from Bellingham, Washington. Top 1913 California passes law to prevent aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning land. Top 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. Top 1942 In wake of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signs order interning Japanese. Top 1943 Congress repeals Chinese exclusion laws, sets immigration quotas, and extends citizenship rights to Chinese living in U.S. Top 1949 Communist Revolution in China, 5,000 Chinese refugees enter U.S. Top Next: McCarran-Walter Act abolishes race an immigration criterion, sets quotas by nation. Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Asian-American History Quiz: Asian American History Almanac: Race & Ethnicity Top   More Timelines

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