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California State University Japanese American Digitization Project: An Exhibit Main Menu Introduction Executive Order 9066 Mass removal Incarceration Concentration camps Service Nisei in the war Resettlement Reconstructing Home Redress A nation makes amends Reflections Making sense of it all Timeline Graphic from exhibition poster, "Timeline" Educational Guides and Resources Related Resources List of external resources relating to the exhibit topic Print-ready Posters Download Print-ready posters for your events About CSUJAD Description of the CSUJAD Project and call for historical resource donations

Before the War

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Japanese Americans in the West: Between 1885 and 1924, 380,000 Japanese immigrated to Hawaii and the mainland United States. Despite success at creating communities, institutions, farms and businesses, the Japanese in the U.S. only faced racism and anti-Japanese sentiment. Laws throughout this period prevented this first generation of immigrants (Issei) from becoming citizens, owning land, attending public schools, and marrying whites.  Even second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei), faced discrimination in employment and housing as well as in other community activities, although they spoke English and were American citizens. This “yellow peril,” though not unlike discrimination against other immigrant groups, was especially virulent in the West Coast. Despite these impediments, Japanese Americans became part of the fabric of the Western U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s. 

Source: Densho Encyclopedia
Image Source: Japan Day Parade (CSUDH)

Contents of this path:

  1. Immigration
  2. Family Life
  3. Work Life
  4. Student Life
  5. Opposition

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