Chinese Immigrants Confront Anti-Chinese Prejudice (1885, 1903)

Mary Tape Protests Chinese Segregation (1885) Mary Tape, a Chinese immigrant mother, fought for her daughter, Mamie Tape, to integrate public schools in California. The case, Tape v. Hurley (1885), reached the California Supreme Court in 1885 and, despite a favorable ruling for Tape, the San Francisco Board of Education built a segregated Chinese school … Continue reading Chinese Immigrants Confront Anti-Chinese Prejudice (1885, 1903)