Japanese Immigrants and the Southern Alameda County Story
The article traces Japanese immigration to California, focusing on survival, labor in farming and floriculture, and gradual naturalization after WWII. It notes early land restrictions, wartime hysteria, postwar citizenship gains, and the community’s evolving role in agriculture and politics as the nation marks the Bicentennial.
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Japan
Hawaii
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Oakland
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America
China
Dam Chabot Sclat Dam Cal Earthen Water Landmark
Chinese labor built the Chabot Dam on San Leandro Creek to supply Alameda County water. The 1974 American Water Landmark honors its civil engineering feats with granite spillways and 662000 cubic yards of earthfill. Chinese workers numbered about 800. anti Chinese sentiment and restrictive laws followed, shaping a scattered modern community in Southern Alameda County.
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San Leandro Creek
Alameda County
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Chabot
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Pacific Northwest
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