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Article: Chew Heong v. United States: Chinese Exclusion and the Federal Courts.(Looking at the Law)
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- November 1, 2007
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This article is adapted from Chew Heong v. United States: Chinese Exclusion and the Federal Courts, written by Lucy Salyer, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, for inclusion in the Federal Judicial Center's project, "Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History." For additional information on the "Federal Trials and Great Debates" project, see the Resources listing for this article.
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Waves big as mountains often astonished this traveller. With laws
harsh as tigers, I had a taste of all the barbarities. Do not
forget this day when you land ashore. Push yourself ahead and do
not be lazy or ...