{"podcast":{"title":"TED-Ed","slug":"ted-ed-7859430","podcast_index_feed_id":7859430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ted-ed","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b7403760-4a33-11f1-9f4d-0b7f17190ea0/image/74cc63dc47cf18e2bcec0e2d83f0aaf9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TED-Ed","episode_count":1210,"summary":"TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T10:18:01.246496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430"},"episode":{"title":"The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act - Robert Chang","slug":"the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-chang","published_at":"2026-07-16T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-chang","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4286348786.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4286348786.mp3","summary":"Dig into the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which suspended Chinese immigration to the U.S. and blocked Chinese immigrants from citizenship.--In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. Robert Chang details the lasting impact the Act had on immigrant rights and freedoms.Lesson by Robert Chang, directed by Mohammad Babakoohi & Yijia Cao.Support Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-changDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-chang#digdeeper----------------------------------------------Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Aravind C V, ND, Samyogita Hardikar, Vanessa Graulich, Vandana Gunwani, LvL042, Abdulmohsin Almadi, Andrew Brodski, John van den Berg, Anandha Krishnan, Geoffrey Bultitude, Mi Mi, Thomas Rothert, Christopher McVay, Izhari Ishak Aksa, De…","meta_description":"Dig into the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which suspended Chinese immigration to the U.S. and blocked Chinese immigrants from citizenship.--In 1882, the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":522,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-chang/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/the-dark-history-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-robert-chang.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}