During this time of tension and building hatred against Chinese immigrants, The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. This act banned all Chinese immigrants from entering the United States, except for skilled Chinese laborers. Seattle’s Chinatown developed in the early 1900’s. It was started by Chinese immigrants who settled there and was called Chinatown. Its name later got changed to the International District because it turned into a mix of different people from different cultures. In the beginning there were mainly Chinese.

As more and more of the Chinese workers started arriving in the United States and competing for jobs, the white workers were angry that they were taking all the jobs. Anti-Chinese sentiment started developing and grew. During this period of time, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. It prohibited any more Chinese immigrants from entering the United States. Ten years later, in 1892, it was extended for 10 more years. In 1902, this law was made permanent. Around this time was when Chinatown was founded. This shows that the settlers had to endure many hardships and struggles. Only many years later was the Chinese Exclusion Act repealed in 1943 by the Magnuson Act of 1943. The Japanese also faced racist laws once they came to America. They faced Executive Order 9066 which began the internment of hundreds of thousands of Japanese immigrants. Lastly, Filipinos also faced such racism later on in history. The Tydings -Mcduffie Act allowed only 50 Filipino immigrants a year into the United States.