▁in ▁California , ▁partly ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁un emp loyment ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁F res no ▁and ▁R ivers ide ▁both ▁exp elled ▁their ▁Chinese ▁populations ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁ri ot ▁against ▁the ▁Chinese ▁occurred ▁in ▁Red lands . ▁ ▁Government ▁response ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁rising ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁other ▁Western ▁states , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁en act ed ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Ex clusion ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ban ▁Chinese ▁imm igration ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁and ▁later ▁en act ed ▁the ▁Scott ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁prohib it ▁Chinese ▁labor ers ▁from ▁re - ent ering ▁America . ▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁both ▁laws ▁lead ▁to ▁mass ▁celebr atory ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Anti - Ch inese ▁violence ▁in ▁Oregon ▁Anti - Ch inese ▁violence ▁in ▁Washington ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Ant i - Ch inese ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : As ian - American ▁issues ▁Category : Ch inese - American ▁history ▁Category : Ch inese - American ▁culture ▁in ▁California ▁Category : E th nic ▁cle ans ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : History ▁of ▁rac ism ▁in ▁California ▁Category : L abor - related ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : R i ots ▁and ▁civil ▁dis order ▁in ▁California