The 60th Anniversary of the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts will be celebrated at the Chicago Chinatown Public Library, 3 - 5 p.m. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Law, which permitted teachers, students, merchants and tourists to enter the United States but prohibited the immigration of laborers for ten years and denied the right of naturalization to Chinese. That law was the first of several Chinese Exclusion Acts enacted in the United States in the intervening years that curtained Chinese immigration severely until 1943. Finally, on December 17, 1943, Congress repealed the Chinese Exclusion Acts and grants right of naturalization to Chinese. The repeal was followed by other federal and state laws that gradually opened the door for Asian immigrants to the United States. Join us and help us celebrate the 60th anniversary of this important milestone in the history of Asian American immigration and commemorate our ancestors who stayed and who fought for what we have today. The program will begin with a documentary of historical perspective of Asian immigration to this country, to be followed by discussion led by Elaine Sit and Gene Moy. The event is sponsored by the Organization of Chinese Americans Greater Chicago Chapter.