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Oh argues that the introduction of literacy tests influenced both the possibility of immigrant admission to the United States and the exercise of suffrage. The Literacy Test Act of 1917 was the first national language restriction on immigration and was used as a means of excluding ¿undesirable¿ linguistic minorities. Focusing on New York State, Oh shows how literacy tests were used to preserve the political hegemony. She argues that linguistic assimilation carried different meanings for differen

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Author

Young-In Oh

Publisher

LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781593325329

Category

law

Subjects

Education, Science, History

Updated

2026-03-25