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Landless by Law: Japanese Immigrants in California Agriculture to 1941

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The Japanese occupy a unique place in the history of America's immigrants. They were denied the privilege of naturalization (until 1952), forbidden to purchase or lease farm land (in California, 1913–1956), driven from their homes by the wartime evacuation and confined in concentration camps (1942–1945). Yet the Japanese are now one of the most successful of all ethnic groups in America. The narrative of this remarkable experience has been written often and well, and detailed studies of its political, legal, and social aspects have been made. Economic historians, however, have done relatively little to analyze and learn from the Japanese-American experience.

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  • Higgs, Robert, 1978. "Landless by Law: Japanese Immigrants in California Agriculture to 1941," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(1), pages 205-225, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:38:y:1978:i:01:p:205-225_08
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