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DESCRIPTION:"The Chinese Exclusion Act" is a documentary by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu, 
 produced by Steeplechase Films and the Center for Asian American Media 
 (CAAM). The film explores the important connections between the 1882 
 Chinese Exclusion Act – the only federal legislation in United States 
 history ever to single out and name a specific race and nationality for 
 exclusion from immigration and citizenship – and the history of American 
 civil liberties, immigration, labor, and culture.\n\nThis film examines the 
 dramatic social, political, and economic circumstances that lead to this 
 landmark piece of legislation and the wide-ranging consequences it had on 
 national attitudes towards race, culture, politics, and society.\n\nThe 
 film also shines a light on the forgotten history of Chinese American 
 resilience and resistance to the exclusionary laws and the affronts to 
 their civil rights, including educational segregation, forced registration, 
 and mass lynchings. Chinese Americans resisted in many ways, including 
 through community organizing, civil disobedience, and the justice system. 
 They brought 10,000 cases to federal courts, which led to a number of legal 
 precedents that are defining to this day.\n\nAt its core, "The Chinese 
 Exclusion Act" is a deeply American story about immigration and national 
 identity, civil rights and human justice, and how we define who can be an 
 American and what being an American means. The film examines the economic, 
 cultural, social, legal, racial, and political dimensions of the law; the 
 forces and events that gave rise to it; and the effect it has had, and 
 continues to have, on American culture and identity, as well as the larger 
 issues of globalization, immigration, labor, and civil rights that continue 
 to dominate headlines today.\n\nA feature-length version of the film will 
 premiere on PBS on May 29th, 5pm PST. We will instead be showing a 38 
 minute version followed by a community discussion with panelists.\n\nDoors 
 open at 7, film at 7:30pm. $5 notaflof and free popcorn forever!\n\n~ 
 Liberated Lens ~\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/19/18809295.php
SUMMARY:Liberated Lens film night: The Chinese Exclusion Act
LOCATION:Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/19/18809295.php
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