Ozawa v. United States
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S., Asian Americans, Immigration, Immigrants, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Asian American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: November 13, 1922
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Japanese aliens do not qualify as “white” and therefore cannot be naturalized as citizens.
Summary of Event
In the early twentieth century, naturalization was under the effective control of local and state authorities. In California and other Pacific states, fears of the “yellow peril” or “silent invasion” of Asian immigrants were deeply entrenched and politically exploited. In such states, citizenship had been repeatedly denied to both Chinese and more recent Japanese settlers, although...
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