print email comment close Chinese Americans in the Columbia River Basin URL: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ca/ Description: This site presents information about the history of Chinese Americans in the Columbia River Basin area of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. The historical overview discusses early organizations, social life, and communities, as well as anti-Chinese sentiment and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1943. Includes a bibliography and an extensive database of photographs, texts, and other materials. Searchable by keyword, subject, material type, and date. From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project. Publisher: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chinese Americans -- Columbia River Valley Chinese Americans -- History Columbia River Valley -- History Northwest, Pacific -- Race relations LII Database Information: Record 3575 created by Margaret Myhre on 05/26/2004 Last modification on 09/21/2006 Published: 09/21/2006   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3575