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Naturalization Act
Naturalization Act limits American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," barring Asians from U.S. citizenship. -
Gentleman's Agreement
This only allows women/wives to immigrate which increases population and creates comunities. -
California's Alien Land Law
California's Alien Land Law prohibits "aliens ineligible for citizenship" (Chinese and Japanese) from owning property in the state. It provides the model for Similar acts in other states. . -
Literacy Requirement
Congress enacts a literacy requirement for immigrants over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The law requires immigrants to be able to read 40 words in some language. The law also specifies that immigration is prohibited from Asia, except from Japan and the Philippines. -
The Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14. The act classifies Korean immigrants as subjects of Japan. -
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 authorizes the military to evacuate 112,000 Japanese Americans from the Pacific coast and placed them in ten internment camps. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act, Repealed
The Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed. By the end of the 1940s, all restrictions on Asians acquiring U.S. citizenship are abolished. -
The Wives Act
The War Brides Act allows foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. armed forces to enter the United States. -
The Redress Act
The Redress Act provides $20,000 compensation to survivors of the World War II internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans.
