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Naturalization Law
Only whites able to become naturalized citizens of the United States. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act barred immigration of Chinese nationals. -
First Alien Land Law(California)
Declared Japanese immigrants could lease land for a period of no more than three years barring the purchase of land by Japanese immigrants -
Second Alien Law(California)
Barred lease or purchase of land by individual Japanese nationals or corporations. -
Ozawa Case
A Supreme Court Case in which it was declared that a Japanese who qualified to become a citizen in every other way could be denied citizenship for not being white.