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Paper Sons and the Road to Citizenship, 1882- 1965

Casa Grande Main Library

2022-12-09 13:30:00 2022-12-09 15:00:00 America/Phoenix Paper Sons and the Road to Citizenship, 1882- 1965 Come to the Arizona Humanities presentation on the history of Chinese immigration into U.S. told from stories revealed by Tucson's Chinese Community. Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room

Friday, December 09
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-12-09 13:30:00 2022-12-09 15:00:00 America/Phoenix Paper Sons and the Road to Citizenship, 1882- 1965 Come to the Arizona Humanities presentation on the history of Chinese immigration into U.S. told from stories revealed by Tucson's Chinese Community. Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room

Casa Grande Main Library

Activity Room

Come to the Arizona Humanities presentation on the history of Chinese immigration into U.S. told from stories revealed by Tucson's Chinese Community.

A “paper son” is a term used for young Chinese immigrants coming to the United States prior to 1943 who claimed to be a son of a citizen but were, in fact, sons on paper only. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed to curb Chinese immigration to the U.S. The passage of this federal law and many other legislations subsequently ushered in a long period in the U.S. history when the Chinese were systematically and severely restricted from entering the country and excluded from becoming naturalized citizens. To counter these unjust, discriminatory legislations, the Chinese created ingenious ways of bringing in their close kin, clan relatives or even fellow villagers. Using false identities and claiming to be sons of American citizens of Chinese ancestry was one of the most widely adopted immigration strategies. But such processes were long, complex and painful and had enduring negative effects on the lives and psyches of the immigrants involved, as revealed by the stories of the paper sons among the Gin clan in Tucson’s Chinese community.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | AZ Speaks Programs | AZ Humanities Programs |

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Casa Grande Main Library

Phone: (520) 421-8710

Hours
Mon, Nov 18 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Nov 19 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Nov 20 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Nov 21 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Nov 22 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 24 Closed

About the branch

The Casa Grande Public Library, located in the heart of Casa Grande, houses 100,000 items in all formats. It serves the city of Casa Grande, as well as all of Pinal County. The library's collections accommodate adult and children's books, audiobooks, music CDs, and movies. This encompasses special collections such as books in Large Print, an Arizona Room Collection, a Spanish Language collection, and electronic databases on various topics. The library also offers Internet-accessible public computers for both adults as well as for children. The Casa Grande Public Library includes public meeting space in our APS Community Room, several small study rooms, and special events for both adults and children every month.

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