California State University Japanese American Digitization Project: An Exhibit

Opposition

California and the Japanese, 1920 (CSUDH)

Legislation intended to deny citizenship and remove child custody of Chinese and Japanese immigrants was introduced through California's Alien Land Law of 1920. This compilation of arguments was advertised in newspapers by the American Committee of Justice, providing articles and information regarding the unfair treatment of Japanese and Chinese immigrants in California and citing specifically, the Committee's position against the Alien Land Law.


 

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