Becoming Chinese-American in Albuquerque at Special Collections Library, Albuquerque
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Becoming Chinese-American in Albuquerque

Saturday Oct 20, 2018

423 Central Ave NE
 Albuquerque, NM 87102
US

Phone: 505-848-1376
Website: Click to Visit

Cost:

FREE

Ages:

ALL-AGES!

Contact:

The Public Library ABQ-Bernco

Phone: (505)848-1376
Website: Click to Visit

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Historians Suellen Cheng and Dr. Munson A. Kwok discuss the resilience, persistence and even inventiveness of Chinese-Americans in joining Southwestern and American society.

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Historians Suellen Cheng and Dr. Munson A. Kwok discuss the resilience, persistence, and even inventiveness of Chinese-Americans in joining Southwestern and American society. The Chinese reached New Mexico by the 1880’s, laying the rail of the ATSF and following it to settle during the harsh era initiated by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.  These pioneers endured not only common economic survival challenges but also social and political ostracization and responded by launching a civil rights movement, including establishing the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.