Exclusion, resilience and the Chinese American experience on 'Mott Street'
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The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Bachelor Community
One side of the family were considered progressive Christians in that period of Christian progression. They really believed in self-improvement. And one side of my family saw these vices that Chinese men engaged in, like gambling and opium smoking. So I am the granddaughter and the daughter of some very heavy gamblers,. Who had gambling addictions.
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