Read Beth Lew-Williams article on Chinamen and Delinquent Girls: Intimacy, Exclusion, and a Search for Californias Color Line, from the Journal of American History, December 2017. This article uses the records from a reported crime to challenge what we know of the experiences of Chinese immigrants during the era of exclusion. Answer the questions below, using complete sentences. Number your responses. The response to each question should be a paragraph in length. Double-space your work.
1. How did inclusion and exclusion co-exist for this particular immigrant population?
2. How did stereotypes about Chinese men impact the events?
3. How did Progressive Era reforms impact these events? Note: If you do not understand what the Progressive Era is, please consult (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=11)
4. One of the points this historian makes is that urban and rural Chinese immigrant populations may have had different experiences. Explain this.
5. Discuss the kinds of sources used by this historian, paying attention to both primary and secondary sources. Note: If you need a review of primary and secondary sources please consult (https://library.ithaca.edu/r101/primary.php. )
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