Despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese and Japanese culture; cries against Chinese and Japanese immigration to the United States was a strong force. It began in response to the development of the transcontinental railroad that saw the arrival of Chinese immigrants exploited as cheap labor. Japanese immigration to the US began in the mid-1850s after major urbanization; growth and the reduction of isolationist polices in Japan. Soon after; the first restrictive immigration Act passed on May 6; 1882 in the US; and was the start of a series of increasingly more restrictive laws; such as the Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Persons into the United States; known more popularly as the Geary Act of May 1892. It wasn’t until the Immigration Act of October 1965 when the exclusionary practices were lifted; despite President Truman’s signing of the Act to Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts; to Establish Quotas and for Other Purposes in December of 1943; specifically done to prevent Japanese immigration during Internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans during World War II.
#1375 in Books MacMillan Publishers 2016-09-13 2016-09-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.39 x 1.12 x 6.23l; 1.15 #File Name: 1627790624336 pagesWorld War II; WWII; Tokyo; Japan; Emperor Hirohito; Bill O'Reilly
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. EXCELLENT HISTORY; EXCELLENT PERSPECTIVEBy REFBOOTSInteresting historical review of events that I had not thought of in a while. It gives a thorough perspective of the events; and I believe faithfully reviews the facts as well as the political atmosphere surrounding these events. It vividly reminds us of the horrors of war; both from a heroic viewpoint and from the viewpoint of the brute force that is war; ultimately culminating in the use of the atomic bomb.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bill and Martin "killed it" with this book!!By Da ChiefI have read all of the Killing books with the exception of Killing Jesus. With each publication I find things I never knew regarding the person or the event.It has opened my eyes to the activities behind the events.I; like many people of my generation (I am 73 yrs. old) remember WWII and always believed the biggest criminals of that war were Hitler and Stalin.Now; I discovered; through "Killing the Rising Sun" the Japanese were as guilty as the others.It was a book difficult to put down.My congratulations to Bill and Mr. Dugard on another wonderful eye opening experience.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Absolutely a must read for anybody. I was 11 ...By Hazel SpainAbsolutely a must read for anybody. I was 11 years old when this war started; so I lived through it as a teenager. There were many things I never knew about. The younger generation should read it to understand the sacrifice our "boys" made to defend this country. And yes; most of them were just "boys" who gave their lives. Thanks to them and the many who did make it back home.
