Session 6 Lecture

[Alejandra Jimenez]

Based on Professor Lon Kurashige. There is more to learn about East Asia history that is also part of the United States history and the western culture. As discussed in the book “A mirror for today? The untold history of anti-asian racism in the united states.”

The following book "The Story of Racism" is an important source to understand the struggles and oppositions many Asian cultures experienced thoughtout history, but they continue to prosper regarless the odds against them. It is their spirit of sucess and perceverence that leads them to sucess through dedication.

The story of racism

 Ch. 1 Chester H. RowellL1867-1948) editor Progressive era newspaper. leading ati-japanese racist in California. (Fresno) 1890s controversy over Chinese immigration 1892.

Comparing to South’s black slavery”nip in the bud” cannot become America will end with divided America and reproduce racism like the South.

If anybody would like to learn more about Asian moving to America, you could find countless documentaries on You Tube that we get to listen to members of families that lived throughout the United States, they also share their point of view from their ancestors in America during Asian quota in the United States.

1920s we should give quota for immigration

Has two phase before and after WWI against chinese, Japanese **opposition of racism (theme)

Wilsom: internationalism, non government organization,

Ch. 2 William H. Seward 1801-1872 late 19th century bought Alaska for the US. Senator 1861-1869 NY 1849-1861.

Pacific Ocean will become the chief theater of events. As we all know it the Pacific Ocean is the place where countless political and economic development happen between nations theoughout the world. Some of the most influencial economic development happens on the Pacific Ocean, as it has been through many decades ago.

Commercial empire: Burlingame treaty 1868.

200 mil chinese workers to west and Caribbean.

1850-1882chinese immigrants have same right to come to American as any European. Citizenship could not become us citizens 1790 (20th century)

1952 all Asian immigrants can become naturalized citizens. Free white people.  started to come due on the Gold Rush.

I have been teaching upper grades in elementary school, where we focused on California and United States history and asian are barely mentioned in the text. Just knowing that many Asian groups help on building our infractucture in our state is mind blowing that they are not validated in our school text.

Two faces of exclusion

Ch. 3 George F. Hoar (1826-1904)

u.s senator 1877-1904

Chinese exclusion act 1882, 1892, and 1904

 

Ch. 4 Sammuel  Gompers 1850-1924 industrial revolution in Europe. Chinese will never assimilate, economic and racial position** cheap and economic reasons: 1. President American federation of labor 1886-1894

 

Chapter 5 Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919

            1. Howard Jhonson anti-chinese

            2. Exclusion is a q. working men of America shall eat rats, rice, or beefsteak.        

 

3. Gentlemen’s agreement 1908. Ca Alien Land Law 1913. San Francisco segregation in public schools conflicts with world laws. No family reunification want to exclude don’t buy homes cannot own land in California.

Chapter 6. James Duval Phelan 1861-1930 economic reasons, espies, illegal immigration end getlemens agreement in California.

Us senator, ca 1915-1921 mayor of san Francisco 1987-1902.

“I (am) repaid for my efforts, the japs are routed”

Japanese exclusion clause within immigration act 1924; Ozawa and third decision (1922-1923); CA alien land law initiative. In 1920 second generation of Japanese  born Japanese could hold land title.

Chapter 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882-1945

US president 1933-1945 assistant secretary of the navy 1913-1920.

In vindication of the ideas for which we are fighting this war, it is important to us to maintain the high standard of fair, considerate, and equal treatment for the people of this minority as all other minorities.

JA interment; repeat of Chinese exclusion; 442 regimental combat team. Most decorated battalion.

 **farewell manzanar(book): diamonds in the rough(film) snow falling on cedars(novel and film)

 

 

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