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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
There are 29 independent jurisdictions where French is an official language. A new map shows how the civil code applies in these jurisdictions.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Second part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
First part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we want to dedicate this month’s From the Serial Set post to the peoples of Asia and the Pacific Islands who enriched U.S. history and culture. Today, we’ll be sharing highlights from the narrative of Commodore Perry’s journey from the Chesapeake Bay to the Edo …
Posted in: Asian American History, Ask A Librarian, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The following is a guest post by Kathryn Gstalder, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student in the Master of Library & Information Science Program at Wayne State University. The word “quarantine” has broad legal implications. Relating to agriculture, Indigenous peoples, public health, …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library