Ripples from the Chinese Exclusion Acts

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and subsequent amendments and extensions effectively barred Chinese immigrants them from entering the country, preventing them from becoming citizens and severely limiting their economic opportunities. The acts hindered economic growth in the Western United States, particularly in industries where Chinese labor was prevalent, and also set a precedent for future discriminatory immigration policies targeting specific ethnicities.

Join us at the Museum for a free presentation by Anna Eng, Lecturer at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University and learn about the profound impacts these acts had on generations of immigrant families.

Free admission:  Registrations required here.

Download - Program flyer in PDF / PNG

The Petaluma Old Chinatown Memorial Park Ad Hoc Committee is a grassroots initiative, bringing together Chinese American scholars, genealogists, culinary artists, filmmakers, healers, students, and local residents.

Support for Petaluma Chinatown Unearthed and related programming is generously provide by:

• City of Petaluma
• Asian American Alliance of Marin
• Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of North Bay
• Japanese American Citizens League
• Minami Tamaki LLP
• NBC Bay Area
• Von Chan DDS
• Frank Chong
• Petaluma River Park Foundation.

Chinese Pioneers is an exhibit by the California Historical Society and touring through Exhibit Envoy. 
Institutional support provided by San Francisco Grants for the Arts and Yerba Buena Community Benefit District.
The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation supported the first 6 bookings of this exhibition.