California Supreme Court,
Civil Rights,
Immigration
May 27, 2021
Anti-Asian discrimination in California, circa 1852
The current wave of anti-Asian prejudice has long-standing antecedents in California. As but one early example, the state repeatedly resisted immigration from China by burdening Chinese immigrants with various taxes.
John S. Caragozian
Email: caragozian@gmail.com
John is a Los Angeles-based lawyer and sits on the Board of the California Supreme Court Historical Society. He welcomes ideas for future monthly columns on California's legal history at caragozian@gmail.com.
The current wave of anti-Asian prejudice has long-standing antecedents in California. As but one early example, the state repeatedly resisted immigration from China by burdening Chinese immigrants with various taxes.
Before 1846, when California was part of Mexico, California's population totaled approximately 157,000, consisting of 150,000 Native Americans and 7,000 people of European or mixed ancestry...
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