Cartoon from "The Wasp"
From the exhibition Chinese Exclusion in New Jersey: Immigrant Law in the Past and Present
Digital Exhibitions
Chinese Exclusion in New Jersey: Immigrant Law in the Past and Present is an exhibition focused on the period of Chinese Exclusion that lasted from 1882-1943. Under the guidance of Rutgers Professor, Andy Urban, student curators conducted original research examining the history of Chinese immigration to New Jersey under the Exclusion laws.
Invisible Restraints: Life and Labor at Seabrook Farms explores Seabrook Farms' layered histories, focusing in particular on the relationship between captive labor and capitalism that defined the company's employment practices and government-backed hiring strategies during the World War II and its immediate aftermath.