New Jersey
The history of Chinese in New Jersey is closely related to the history of Chinese in New York City. Like New York City, the exclusion act affected Chinese immigration into New Jersey from 1882 to 1943. In the modern era, New Jersey is home to the "satellite Chinatowns" of New York City.
Read more about this topic: Chinatowns In The United States
Famous quotes containing the word jersey:
“vanished into nowhere Zen New Jersey leaving a trail of ambiguous
picture postcards of Atlantic City Hall,”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)
“New Jersey gives us glue.”
—Howard Dietz (1896–1983)