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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers. Each item links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration During the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943 by 
The Chinese Exclusion Act and Angel Island: A Brief History with Documents by 
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 by 
The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in America by Claiming America: Constructing Chinese American Identities During the Exclusion Era by 
Closing the Gate: Race, Politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act by Entry Denied: Exclusion and the Chinese Community in America, 1882–1943 by 
Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History by The Heathen Chinee: A Study of American Attitudes Toward China, 1890-1905 by In Search of Equality: The Chinese Struggle Against Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century America by 
Laws Harsh As Tigers: Chinese Immigrants and the Shaping of Modern Immigration Law by Mountain of Gold: The Story of the Chinese in America by 
The Opium Debate and Chinese Exclusion Laws in the Nineteenth-Century American West by Paper Families: Identity, Immigration Administration, and Chinese Exclusion by Pressures on Congress: A Study of the Repeal of Chinese Exclusion. by The Unwelcome Immigrant: The American Image of the Chinese, 1785-1882 by 
The Gold Rush: Chinese Immigrants Come to America (1848-1882) by 
Journey to Gold Mountain: The Chinese in 19th-century America by 
