The mob marched Chinese residents to a railroad station and forced them to board a train to Portland.[2] In the following days, the structures that remained in the Chinese community were razed.[3] The event was the result of growing anti-Chinese sentiment and violence throughout the American West.
This organized action became known as the “Tacoma method”, and despite national and international outcry, it was used as an example of how to forcibly remove Chinese residents from cities and towns throughout the American West.
Amidst the vast and brutal history of racism and genocide in the US, it’s easy to forget that the only people to have been banned from the country by law were the Chinese.
I live in the PNW and had never heard of this event. About 20yrs ago I was considering buying an old house in Old Town and now it looks like that might have involved buying land stolen from Chinese residents after having been stolen from Native residents after …
Thanks for the link.
Sure, enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_riot_of_1885
Amidst the vast and brutal history of racism and genocide in the US, it’s easy to forget that the only people to have been banned from the country by law were the Chinese.
I live in the PNW and had never heard of this event. About 20yrs ago I was considering buying an old house in Old Town and now it looks like that might have involved buying land stolen from Chinese residents after having been stolen from Native residents after … Thanks for the link.