Response to query by Hauser states that the Del Amo Estate Company leased land to "Japanese tenants of American citizenship for agricultural purposes" on an annual basis, and "at the time of their evacuation," leases were terminated and their property was sold. The letter further states that this land was then leased to other tenants or used by the Company for its farming operations, and that the Company made no agreements with former tenants for them to re-occupy the properties. Letter is not signed. This collection includes records of land leased to Japanese American tenants in years leading up to World War II. As such, they provide a view of California in years of the Alien Land Laws, attitudes toward Japanese Americans, and the impact of World War II.
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws Industry and employment--Agriculture Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Alien land laws Land tenure--Law and legislation--California
Place
Los Angeles, California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
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