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At this point in time 141 Japanese immigrants come to Hawaii as Laborers -
Chinese Exclusion Act, stops immigration from China; increased demand for JA immigrants to West Coast. -
During this time more than 400,000 men and women left Japan for the United States
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According to the U.S. 1900 Census 24,326 Japanese left Japan for America primarily living on the West Coast. -
San Francisco School Board places children of “Mongoloid” ancestry in segregated schools. -
There are 72,100 Japanese people in the United States -
In California, “aliens ineligible for citizenship” prohibited land ownership; only “free white persons” eligible for citizenship; 3 year limit on land leases; similar laws in ten other states.
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There are 111,000 Japanese in America at this point in time. They passed an act stating that any person marrying a issei (Japanese Immigrant) would lose their citizenship.
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Immigration Exclusion Act ends all Asian immigration except Filipino
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The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and US fleets. The US declares war on Japan leading to the incarceration of Japanese American community leaders. At this time there are 126,900 Japanese immigrants in America. -
The Japanese Americans of draft age are declared “enemy aliens”; President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, Japanese American exclusion from the West Coast; incarceration of 120,000 Japanese in “relocation centers.”