This is the legal contract between William F. White and the World’s Columbian Exposition, Inc. regarding the land and construction of the Chinese Midway exhibits, privileges to sell tickets, food and drink, and…

This is an activity sheet for part of the Anthropology/Museums Lesson Plan. A teacher version provides the answer key. All sources on this activity sheet are also available individually as items within this…

This is the text of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It was the first legislation to severely restrict immigration.…

This is the text of a newspaper article that appeared in the New York Times on May 2, 1893. …

This article is a response to an article published in the Washington Post which points out the inherent irony in the U.S. government's extension of an invitation to China to participate in the Columbian Exposition, despite the existence of…

This is a transcript of the House of Representatives debate about extending and amending Chinese Exclusion in 1892. …

This article discusses the embezzlement of the Wah Mee Exposition Company funds, which contributed to the company's bankruptcy.…

This editorial criticized the Chinese government's reasons for not participating in the World's Columbian Exposition. The editors accuse China of also discriminating against American citizens, and argues that Chinese Exclusion would not make Chinese…

This excerpt describes the Chinese Theater and Joss House in some detail. Bancroft discusses how the theater did not employ any actresses, and how all of the female roles were played by men. He does not have much praise for the theatrical…

This excerpt is from work of fiction about a family's visit to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. This section briefly discusses the Chinese Village and the Chinese Theater. The author's descriptions of the Chinese concession and Chinese people…