“The legacy of Chinese exclusion lies in the absence—the lost generations or broken bloodlines—of families that might otherwise have been.” Jane Hu writes about the lasting consequences of the Chinese exclusion laws.
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People may not realize that this had a lasting legacy in the stereotype of Chinese businesses like dry cleaners and restaurants. This was largely due to their being limited to a very narrow set of jobs. Like redlining, these policies can have lasting and damaging impacts on marginalized communities.
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