Japanese land cases


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Documental History of Law Cases Affecting Japanese in the United States, 1916-1924, Vol. 2 Of 2


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Excerpt from Documental History of Law Cases Affecting Japanese in the United States, 1916-1924, Vol. 2 of 2: Japanese Land Cases This action involves the constitutionality of Chapter 50 Of the laws of the State of Washington for 1921, commonly known as the Alien Land Bill. For the convenience of the court we copy the act, which is as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Japanese Immigrants and American Law


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First Published in 1995. Since many Japanese immigrants focused on agriculture, California and other western states sought to discourage their presense by passing laws making it impossible for Japanese to own agricultural land and enacted other discriminatory as well. The articles in this volume explore the background and ramifications of the so-called Alien Land laws and other anti-Japanese measures and the fascinating legal challenges that ensued.