Letter from an American Legion committee examining "the Jap question."

Letter from an American Legion committee examining "the Jap question."

Japanese Americans--History--20th Century; Japanese Americans--Washington (State)--History; Yakima County (Wash.)--History

2 pages, 8.5x14. This letter addressed to 'The Veterans of the State of Washington' on December 28, 1920 asks for support of Initiative 37, which proposed to close loopholes that allowed Asian immigrants to own land by proxy in the name of children born in the United States and friends and associates who could legally hold land.

R. K. Fay, Roy S. Campbell, and Joe W. Knight

Austin Mires Papers, cg 212

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc

1920-12-28

Wapato Post of the American Legion

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