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Agency through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875-1925

Outsiders in Demand: Chinese and Japanese Immigrant Performers

This exhibit explores the experiences of Chinese and Japanese circus performers, and the intersection of their experience with the United States' law and policy at the time. Though the exhibit focuses on the specific experiences of performers, their reality was shaped by immigration policies outlined here. 

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