California State University Japanese American Digitization Project: An ExhibitMain MenuIntroductionBefore the WarIssei and Nisei in the WestExecutive Order 9066Mass removalIncarcerationConcentration campsServiceNisei in the warResettlementReconstructing HomeRedressA nation makes amendsReflectionsMaking sense of it allTimelineGraphic from exhibition poster, "Timeline"Educational Guides and ResourcesRelated ResourcesList of external resources relating to the exhibit topicPrint-ready PostersDownload Print-ready posters for your eventsAbout CSUJADDescription of the CSUJAD Project and call for historical resource donations
Icon_Japanese Americans before World War II
12016-12-21T14:32:15-08:00Steve Kutay2a3698b64111c4575df6dabf06e183b410497fa3140724Poster: Japanese Americans before WWII. See "Download Posters" for print-ready versionplain2017-01-26T12:54:05-08:00Steve Kutay2a3698b64111c4575df6dabf06e183b410497fa3
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1media/Japanese America Before WWII.pngmedia/csudh_taz_142.jpg2016-12-12T09:53:54-08:00Before the War34Exhibit Theme 1plain2017-01-26T11:49:44-08:00Japanese 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 from becoming citizens, owning land, attending public schools, and marrying whites. This “yellow peril,” though not unlike discrimination against other immigrants groups, was especially virulent on the West Coast and in California. Despite these impediments, Japanese Americans became part of the fabric of the Western U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s. Despite speaking English and being American citizens, second generation Japanese Americans (Nisei), faced discrimination in employment and housing as well as other community activities. Source: Densho Encyclopedia
