New monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico, highlights landmark case that allowed Chinese to testify in U.S. courts. - NBCAsianAmerica
In 1882, Yee Shun, a recent immigrant from China, got off a train in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on his way to Albuquerque to look for a job. In Las Vegas, he went to a Chinese laundry in search of a friend.
"There was much conern over whether non-Christians could take the oath to tell the truth," Wunder said."That was overcome in Yee Shun, but the effect was a full scale probing of Chinese cultural beliefs."racist underpinnings of 19th century law"There was much conern over whether non-Christians could take the oath to tell the truth," Wunder said."That was overcome in Yee Shun, but the effect was a full scale probing of Chinese cultural beliefs.
The sculpture was designed by Seattle-based artists Cheryll-Leo Gwin and Stewart Wong . It features a plumb that represents stability. The plumb is split on one side, revealing a braid that represents the queue Chinese men wore honoring their country and the strength of the United States with all its cultures woven together, Leo-Gwin said in an email. The braid unravels at the top of the plumb to support three gourds that represent the three branches of government.
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