Archaeology on Spring Street: Discrimination, Ordinance 32, and the Overseas Chinese in Aurora, Nevada

Title

Archaeology on Spring Street: Discrimination, Ordinance 32, and the Overseas Chinese in Aurora, Nevada

Subject

Aurora, NV Chinatown, Aurora, NV Mining

Description

A thesis on Chinese Americans living in Aurora, Nevada. In the late 1800s this mining community created Ordinance 32, which stated that Chinese Americans could only live in a certain area of town. The thesis explores this Ordinance and the consequences of it through archaeology from the town.

Creator

Dale, Emily S.

Publisher

Emily S. Dale

Date

Dec-11

Type

HIS 2 D15 A73

Identifier

1900.8001

Collection