Knowra Anti-Chinese sentiment Anti-Chinese sentiment Anti-Chinese sentiment is hostility, prejudice, or discrimination directed at Chinese people, Chinese culture, or people perceived as Chinese. It appears in individual behavior, public discourse, and government policy.
Chinese exclusion in the United States : The restriction and eventual prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States, culminating in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. It made anti-Chinese prejudice explicit in federal immigration law.
Scapegoating : The practice of blaming a person or group for problems caused by broader forces. Economic downturns and disease fears have repeatedly been redirected toward Chinese communities.
Rock Springs massacre : An 1885 attack in Wyoming in which white miners killed at least 28 Chinese miners and drove many others from town. Labor conflict and racial hostility converged in a deadly attack on Chinese workers.
Chinese diaspora : Communities of people of Chinese origin living outside China, formed through migration and settlement across the world. Anti-Chinese policies and violence have shaped migration and diaspora experiences.
Sinophobia : Fear or hostility toward China, its government, or Chinese influence, sometimes overlapping with prejudice against Chinese people. It can target a state or geopolitical power rather than Chinese people as an ethnic group.
Chinese Exclusion Act : An 1882 United States federal law that barred most Chinese laborers from immigrating and naturalizing. It codified exclusion and helped normalize anti-Chinese discrimination.
Racialization : The process by which people or practices are assigned racial meaning and treated as racial groups. It makes varied Chinese identities appear as a single, supposedly fixed population.
Bellingham anti-Sikh riots : A 1907 mob attack in Washington state that drove South Asian millworkers from Bellingham. The episode shows how anti-Asian exclusion could target different communities, including Chinese residents.
Chinese American history : The history of Chinese people and their descendants in the United States, including migration, exclusion, community life, and civic activism. It records the long-term effects of exclusion and resistance in one national context.
Anti-Asian racism : Racism directed at people perceived as Asian, encompassing distinct communities and histories. Anti-Chinese sentiment is one strand within a broader and internally diverse pattern.
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