On May 3, 1913, California enacted the Alien Land Law, designed to deny Japanese families their foothold in America by denying them the right to own land. The law was tightened in 1920 and 1927 to bar ...
California's 1913 Alien Land Law barred Japanese immigrants, deemed "aliens ineligible for citizenship," from owning land. The law was driven by racial animosity and economic fears, despite Japanese ...
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