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A 5 page research paper examines the history of Japanese immigration from the 1880s to 1924. Japanese immigrants to the US endured racial hostility and legal persecution at the federal, state and local level, as legislation was passed that sanctions the fears and biases of white populations (Mitchell 666). Examination of this period shows that the Japanese immigrants of that time were some of the most successful, most resilient people to come to American shores. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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federal, state and local level, as legislation was passed that sanctions the fears and biases of white populations (Mitchell 666). Examination of this period shows that the Japanese immigrants
of that time were some of the most successful, most resilient people to come to American shores. The Japanese American response to discrimination was strongly linked to strong values, beliefs
and principles, which contributed to the Japanese American talent for creating supportive social organizations that were derived from Japanese culture (Mitchell 666). Ironically, it was their success that ignited further
alienation among mainstream European-descended Americans. An examination of the history of Japanese immigration shows that these people triumphed against prejudice, while adding greatly to the prosperity of their adopted
nation. Japanese immigrants followed on the heels of early immigration by Chinese workers. Chinese immigration was originally encouraged in California because employers were in desperate need of cheap
labor and Chinese workers were "hard-working, honest and reliable" (Peck 12). They worked so hard and so well that they quickly became preferred by employers over white unskilled labor, which
earned the resentment of those workers they had displaced. Under pressure from both labor unions and racist groups, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred Chinese
workers from immigrating to the US (Peck 12). Ironically, the exclusion of the Chinese served to encourage Japanese immigration, as California farmers still had a need for cheap labor
(Peck 12). Japanese immigration was subsequently encouraged to replace the barred Chinese laborers. Japanese immigrants were drawn to California from the late 1900s through the mid-1920s (Agasaki 1). Unlike earlier
waves of Chinese immigration, the Japanese immigrants were not from the poorest classes, but included educated people who admired American ways and were eager to succeed (Peck 12). Japanese immigrants
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