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Naturalization Act
This restricts Japanese to get their citizenship -
California Gold Rush spurs immigration from China
This is helpful to the Japanese because this encourages the Japanese to come to the U.S. -
Know Nothing political party unsuccessfully seeks to increase restrictions on naturalization.
This restricts the Japanese from becoming American Citizens -
Chinese Exclusion Act restricts Chinese immigration.
This means that the Japanese have a chance to come over to the U.S. and work for money. -
Alien Contract Labor Law
This means that the buisnesses cant hire someone from across the world and bring them to the U.S. -
Gentleman's Agreement
This means that the Japanese can still migrate over to the U.S. if they promise not to have passports. http://www.unc.edu/~birkos/mail_order_brides/history.html -
California's Alien Land Law
This law forbids Japanese, Chinese, and Asian people to own land in the U.S. http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/alien_land_laws.htm -
Executive Order 9066
This is the order that made anyone of Japanese ancestry leave to go to the internment camps. Executive Order 9066. Maisie & Richard Conract. California Historical Society. 1972. http://www.scotttsuchitani.com/eo90666/archives.html -
The Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed.
This means that the Japanese, Chinese, and Asian can come to the U.S. and get citizenship -
The War Brides Act
This allowed Japanese wives to come to the U.S. to make a new family. http://www.phcmontreat.org/montreathistory.htm -
The Redress Act
The Redress Act is giving $20,000 to survivors of the World War II internment of the Japanese. http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/kve/10042005a.htm
