Subj : Today in History - 1882
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat May 06 2023 05:23:29

06 May 1882 - LEGISLATION RESTRICTS CHINESE FROM ENTERING US: The
Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by
President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration
of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law excluded merchants, teachers,
students, travelers, and diplomats. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the
first and only major U.S. law ever implemented to prevent all members of
a specific national group from immigrating to the United States.

Passage of the law was preceded by growing anti-Chinese sentiment and
anti-Chinese violence, as well as various policies targeting Chinese
migrants.[3] The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of
revisions to the U.S.-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 that allowed the
U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration. The act was initially intended to
last for 10 years, but was renewed and strengthened in 1892 with the
Geary Act and made permanent in 1902. These laws attempted to stop all
Chinese immigration into the United States for ten years, with
exceptions for diplomats, teachers, students, merchants, and travelers.
They were widely evaded.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Chicken Lo Mein Loo
 Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Pasta, Greens
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
    1/2 lb Chinese egg noodles
           - (dried, not fresh)
      1 ts Sesame oil
      1 ts Oil
      2 oz Raw lean pork,in matchsticks
      2 oz Raw lean beef, in matchbook
           - cover sized pieces
      2 oz Raw chicken, in small pieces
           - of any which shape
      2 oz Raw shelled shrimp
           - (cooked will do)
      2 ts Dry sherry
      2 ts Cornstarch
      4 tb Oil
      2 oz Button mushrooms, sliced
           - (reconstituted Chinese
           - ones are better but are
           - quite expensive)
      2 c  Chinese cabbage, shredded
           - (can substitute regular
           - cabbage, blanched)
      2    Scallions, cut into
           - matchsticks (green and
           - white part both, no roots)
      2 tb Soy sauce
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts MSG (substitute chicken
           - bouillon granules)
    1/4 lb Raw bean sprouts
 
  Formatted by Manny Rothstein
  
  Speaking of spaghetti, I gave a recital last Sunday, and
  my pianist and I arrived at the hall (out of breath,
  hungry, dusty, tired) early to warm up and try the piano
  out - but there was another function going on, so we
  couldn't use the piano and thus had an hour to waste.
  w/hat to do? Luckily, there was one of those hole-in-the-
  wall Chinese takeout places down the street (turned out
  to be darn good), so I had:
  
  House special lo mein (this an adaptation of Joyce Chen's
  recipe) I was served half of this as a "half order" for
  $4.65, and it was too much, so I suppose it makes enough
  for about 3 as a main course.
  
  Bring a lot of water to the boil. Dump noodles in; turn
  heat to low. Cook 3 minutes. Drain, toss with sesame oil
  and regular oil, set aside.
  
  In 4 separate dishes, combine each of the meats with 1/2
  ts sherry and 1/2 ts cornstarch.
  
  Heat the 4 T oil in a skillet or wok to high. Add meats
  in this order, stirring for a few seconds between each
  addition: pork, beef, chicken, shrimp. As soon as you've
  added and tossed the shrimp, add the mushrooms and
  cabbage. Cook until cabbage is wilted. Add scallions, soy,
  salt, and MSG. Stir. Add the noodles and the bean sprouts,
  and stir-cook for 3 min. Serve hot on a warm platter.
  
  Date: 05-24-95
  
  From: MICHAEL LOO * Origin: Lost in the SuperMarket -
  Peabody, MA
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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