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Read Part 11 >>ALIEN LAND LAWSIn an attempt to drive the Japanese out of agriculture, California had passed the first Alien Land Law in 1913 …
Read part 10 >> DESERTS TO FARMLANDS Resolved to become The soil of the foreign land, …
Read Part 9 >> LABOR CONTRACTORS Unlike Hawaii, where plantation workers had direct contract with their employers, on the Mainland, the Japanese workers often did …
Read Part 7 >>JOURNEY TO THE MAINLAND: MIGRANTS TO SETTLERSWhile many Japanese stayed on the Island and made Hawaii their home, many also used Hawaii …
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