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lo mein loophole
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Japanese Meaning
1900年代初頭のアメリカ移民法における抜け穴。中国料理店を経営することで中国人が入国できるという特例が存在し、その結果、これらの店の数が特に多くなった現象を指す。
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(US, historical) A loophole in early-1900s American immigration law that allowed Chinese people to enter the country if they managed a Chinese restaurant, resulting in a greater-than-average increase of those establishments over several decades.
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lo mein loophole
Some scholars call the phenomenon that allowed Chinese immigrants to enter the United States by running restaurants the lo mein loophole.
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Some scholars call the phenomenon that allowed Chinese immigrants to enter the United States by running restaurants the lo mein loophole.
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