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Japanese Immigrants, Nisei, and the WWII Relocation
The article traces Japanese arrival in California from the 19th century through 20th century prejudice and land laws, noting the 1924 Exclusion Act, 1913Alien Land Law, and rising fear after Pearl Harbor. It explains the 1942 relocation of over 100,000 Nisei under General DeWitt and President Roosevelt's wartime stance.
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America
United States
Lic
J. D. Phelan
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
State of
California
Congress of the
Japan
Manchuria
U.S
Togo Tanaka
Oregon
Washington
John DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Franklin D. Roosevelt