IMAGE

Signs Discriminating Against Japanese Americans

A woman stands outside of home and points to banner that reads "Japs Keep Moving / This Is A White Man's Neighborhood."

Image 45.01.01c

Description

In the decades before World War II, Japanese Americans along the West Coast faced discrimination in their daily lives: Restaurants denied them service. Barbers refused to cut their hair. Landlords would not rent to them. This woman in Hollywood, California, made clear that Japanese Americans were unwelcome.

Object ID

45.01.01c

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Signs Discriminating Against Japanese Americans

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May 1, 1923

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Photograph

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Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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https://amhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/collection/image.asp?ID=411

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Multimedia details

Publisher

Stack Exchange

Date

1923-05-01

Location

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Subject

Japanese Americans; Race Discrimination

Source

Stack Exchange

Credit Line

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Japanese American Incarceration Era Collection

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.004

Publisher

Stack Exchange

Date

1923-05-01

Location

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Subject

Japanese Americans; Race Discrimination

Source

Stack Exchange

Credit Line

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Japanese American Incarceration Era Collection

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.004

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