Anti-immigration sentiment

doc "Press and Public Unite Against the Jap" (ddr-densho-69-13)

Full headline: "Press and Public Unite Against the Jap. Press of State Wakens Commonwealth's Danger. 'Chronicle' Receives Strong Editorial Indorsement."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-13/

doc "Adult Japanese Crowd Out Children" (ddr-densho-69-11)

Full headline: "Adult Japanese Crowd Out Children. Coolie Immigrants Exercise a Baneful Influence and Generally Demoralize the Educational System of the City."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-11/

doc "Japs Bringing Frightful Disease" (ddr-densho-69-26)

Full headline: "Japs Bringing Frightful Disease. Danger Now is in the School. Unwise Law Gives Diseased Asiatic Place as Pupil. Many Come in on Each Ship."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-26/

doc "Japanese a Menace to American Women" (ddr-densho-69-1)

Full headline: "Japanese a Menace to American Women. Female Help is Being Driven Out. Unclean Practices of Orient Bringing Degredation and Debasement in the Train of Unrestricted Immigration."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-1/

doc "Brown Men Are Most Dangerous" (ddr-densho-69-33)

Full headline: "Brown Men Are Most Dangerous. Threatened Peaceful Invasion is Worse Than War."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-33/

doc Editorial: "'Japanese And Others'" (ddr-densho-69-27)

Full headline: "'Japanese And Others.' Why the 'Chronicle' Is Not Asking for Exclusion of Europeans."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-69-27/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 12 (September 20, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-38)

Select article titles: "Pasadenan thanks JACL for assisit in fighting racial bias" (p. 1); "State Dep't Begins Issuance of Visas Under New Immigration Law" (p. 1); "JACL Attends 12th Nat'l Confab on Citizenship at Nation's Capital" (p. 8); "Case studies of 1952 immigration law show up family hardship, to be in book" (p. 8).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-38/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 4 (July 26, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-30)

Select article titles: "TV Critic says Anti-Nisei Films Should be Junked" (p. 1); Aliens seeking adjustment of residence status allowed trips to U.S. possessions; Japanese circus performer can visit Hawaii" (p. 1); Library Named in Memory of Ex-Calif. Issei" (p. 2); "U.S.-Japan gov't cooperation assured for Nisei businessman's international confab" (p. 2); Hawaiian students gather material …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-30/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 25 (June 21, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-25)

Select article titles: "1st Nisei Voted Mayor of City in Orange County" (p. 1); "Senate Leaders Urged by JACL To Place Civil Rights Bill Ok'd by House on Calendar, By-Passed Committee" (p. 1); "1st Oriental descent Canada member of parliament elected" (p. 1); "NARTB invited to join JACL campaign to help rid anti-Nisei movies on TV" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-25/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 18 (May 3, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-18)

Select article titles: "Congressional hearings end on use of temporary Japanese farm labor" (p. 1); "Congressmen to support JACL Nat'l TV protest" (p. 1); "Active Chicagoan Mike Hagiwara dies unexpectedly" (p. 1); "Denver TV stations promis no showing of anti-Nisei films" (p. 1); "Parents of grade school pupils urged to protest use of 'Firelight Reader'" (p. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-18/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50, No. 10 (March 4, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-10)

Select article titles: "ACLU challenges immigration officials view to detain and check citizenship" (p. 1); "Nisei ichthyologist skin-dives into Florida underwater caves in project to determine when first man lived in Americas" (p.7); "Nisei Canadians seek liberalization of immigration laws" (p.8)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-32-10/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 9 (March 4, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-9)

Select article titles: "SJR 20 push to rid land law in Washington accelerates" (p. 1); "U.S. Supreme Court hears first Nisei argue major case: reapportionment" (p. 1); "History project: Machines taking over 'hone oru' labor" (p.1); "Repeal Anti-Alien Land Law in '66" (p. 3); "Japanese stand to gain most, says Negro attorney" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-38-9/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No.3 (July 15, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-28)

Select article titles: "Reedley genetics graduate wins Dr. Nobe scholarship" (p. 1); "Isle Buddhists junk peace trip to S. Vietnam" (p. 1); "Nisei GI Cardiac Victim in Vietnam" (p. 2); "Brazil refuses entry of Japanese girls seeking husbands on basis of photo" (p. 3); "History project specialists to be at Confab" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-38-28/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 89, No. 2060 (September 14, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-36)

Selected article titles: "Minidoka Dedicated as U.S. Historic Place" (pp. 1-2), "Non-Nikkei Reactions to Redress Make Print" (pp. 1, 5), and "From the Frying Pan: Anti-Japanese Emotions Still Erupting" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-51-36/

doc On Tolerance, newspaper editorial, The Press Democrat, May 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-15)

Newspaper editorial dated May 27, 1942, on Sonoma County, California's Japanese evacuation and incarceration. Author offers stance of tolerance and "true democracy." Author is anonymously named "Miss Nineteen." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp041-01-004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-23-15/

doc Social plan for minority groups (an excerpt from letter of O.D. Richardson) (ddr-csujad-48-46)

An excerpt from a letter by O.D. Richardson, "A Social Plan for Minority Groups." Richardson provides a list of fourteen activities to avoid in order for social minorities to integrate culturally with Americans. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9046. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0046

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-46/

doc Treatment of Japanese in America; Churches and Enemy Aliens; Japanese- Americans to be resettled (ddr-csujad-19-75)

Contains three articles from "Federal Council bulletin," published in vol. 25, no. 1 (January 1942), no. 3 (March 1942), and no. 8 (October 1943). Titles include "Treatment of Japanese in America," "Churches and Enemy Aliens," and "Japanese- Americans to be resettled." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-24_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-75/

doc Immigrants and Citizens of Japanese Origin (ddr-csujad-19-49)

This article by Shotaro Frank Miyamoto explains in detail about the concentration of the Japanese Americans on the West Coast, the history of anti-Japanese activities in this region and the racial antagonism expressed by American people against the Japanese in their midst. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-07_03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-49/

doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 17, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-168)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Features discussion of the JACL-sponsored carnival, the New Years dance, the appointment of a new chairman to the dance class, and the suggestion that the chapter discuss how the Nisei should conduct themselves during times of unrest. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-168/

av Oral history of George Wakiji (ddr-csujad-28-2)

Oral history Interview of George Wakiji. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csuci_vcc-jic_0003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-28-2/

doc Report of the California Joint Immigration Committee (ddr-densho-35-414)

California Joint Immigration Committee report titled: "Quota For Japan As A Remedy For Misunderstanding And Promoter Of Trade."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-414/

doc Memories of growing up in Mukilteo (ddr-densho-383-621)

Likely written by George Tokuda, signed "Dad"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-621/

doc Japanese in California: comments in the California press (ddr-csujad-55-360)

Collection of articles on Japanese in California reprinted from California newspapers. Articles include "Anti-Japanese agitation", "Lyman Gage on the Japanese", "Always at hand", "Senator Phelan and the Japanese", "California mission to Japan", "Church Federation on the Japanese question", "Proposed initiative measure" "The Japanese in California", "Cultivate friendly relations with Japan", "The picture bride", "Stephens is right", …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-360/

doc Letter from Katherina Gillet-Gatty to Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-432)

Decrying anti-Japanese sentiment and violence, and worried that it will only get worse. As a socialist, she believes it is based in resentment and a move to take jobs and property.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-432/

doc Miyoshi Family History part 1 (ddr-densho-480-174)

Details Miyoshi family history, including Japanese ancestry, immigration to the United States, individual family member's life stories, and life at the Gila River Concentration Camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-174/

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