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Report by WRA historian Ruth E. McKee on the history of Asian immigration to California and the racism and discrimination towards the immigrants by scholars, legislators, and the general public. Details the history of California prior to statehood during the 1840s, legislature against squatters, the California Gold rush and anti-immigrant "foreigner" sentiment including racist legislature against immigrant miners, racism towards Chinese immigrant laborers during the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, the Chinese Exclusion Act and the influx of Japanese immigrants, attempts to segregate Asian immigrant children from California schools, anti-Japanese legislation including preventing Japanese-Americans from owning land: "Alien Land Act", "picture brides", and the military aggression of the Japanese Empire during the 1930s. The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California Race and racism--Discrimination Race and racism--Violence Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') Geographic communities--California Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Geographic communities--California--San Francisco Education--Public schools World War II--Economic losses
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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