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Beverly Lane
Historic Tales of Alamo, California
9781467148108
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%One of the oldest communities in the East Bay
Alamo is brimming with tales of hope, loss and triumph. Discover the story of the Romero brothers, who lost their rancho to a shrewd and litigious attorney, and the early pioneers who banded together to buy it back at an extraordinary sum. Learn about the deep agricultural roots put down by newcomers drawn to the temperate climate and beautiful valley. Revisit this rural community’s transformation from grazing land for Mission San Jose to a beloved home for generations of ranchers, writers, and activists.
Join historian Beverly Lane and researcher Sharon Burke as they share fascinating tales of Alamo’s past.
Trish Hackett Nicola
Chinese in Washington
9781467147729
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%How the U.S. law targeting Chinese laborers impacted families for generations.
Near the end of the nineteenth century, after the railroads were completed and the gold mines exhausted, an economic downturn stirred up anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States. Capitalizing on this prejudice, the government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to limit immigration and naturalization for people of Chinese descent. By 1892, Chinese were required to obtain certificates of residency or identity and carry them at all times. Those who did not could be deported or imprisoned. As the law became stricter, interrogations, affidavits, and Caucasian witnesses were required to prove Chinese people’s right to remain in America. The act wouldn’t be repealed until 1943.
From the National Archives at Seattle, certified genealogist emeritus Trish Hackett Nicola brings to life the case files of Chinese immigrants.
