Indian American History

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Indian American History

FIRST IMMIGRATION WAVE FROM INDIA ( 1890 &NDASH; 1965 )

Turban Tide And Hindoo Invasion (sic) - xenophobia of new immigrants led by the Asiatic Exclusion League

Bellingham Riots - hundreds of white men form an angry mob and beat, loot, and forcefully evict Indian Americans from their residences.

United States V. Bhagat Singh Thind - ruling that Indians should be classified as Asian and hence ineligible for citizenship

Luce-Celler Act Of 1946 - amendment to make Indians and Filipino s eligible for citizenship

EXTERNAL LINKS

A historical perspective of Americans of Asian Indian origin 1790–1997