This document is a deposition of Quock Tsue Yen, given in support of his wife Law Sue’s entry into the United States from China, filed in Law Sue’s Chinese Exclusion Act Case File. The Chinese Exclusion Act, originally approved on May 6, 1882, was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
The case file for Law Sue includes a family photograph, transcripts of interviews, and correspondence between INS officials. Law Sue was eventually admitted into the country based on the investigation.
