Kristen Hayashi

That really limits your economic mobility. There was a loophole in the alien land law. So there were some Issei who purchased land in their American-born children's names so that they could own land. But you're right, for the most part, Japanese Americans did not own the land that they were working on or the homes that they lived in either.

That really limits your economic mobility. There was a loophole in the alien land law. So there were some Issei who purchased land in their American-born children's names so that they could own land. But you're right, for the most part, Japanese Americans did not own the land that they were working on or the homes that they lived in either.

That really limits your economic mobility. There was a loophole in the alien land law. So there were some Issei who purchased land in their American-born children's names so that they could own land. But you're right, for the most part, Japanese Americans did not own the land that they were working on or the homes that they lived in either.

Let's name this. I mean, prior to 1940, one third of truck crops were coming from those farms in California. Is that a statistic you're familiar with?

Let's name this. I mean, prior to 1940, one third of truck crops were coming from those farms in California. Is that a statistic you're familiar with?

Let's name this. I mean, prior to 1940, one third of truck crops were coming from those farms in California. Is that a statistic you're familiar with?

I believe it. Yeah, I think Japanese Americans were very influential.

I believe it. Yeah, I think Japanese Americans were very influential.

I believe it. Yeah, I think Japanese Americans were very influential.

Good farmers and therefore viewed probably as a threat to other farmers in those communities. At the same time, you have the communities building Buddhist temples and Japanese Christian churches are established. There's a whole, you know, now we're here. Now we're living here. Now we're parts of the society. And that begins very early in the 1900s.

Good farmers and therefore viewed probably as a threat to other farmers in those communities. At the same time, you have the communities building Buddhist temples and Japanese Christian churches are established. There's a whole, you know, now we're here. Now we're living here. Now we're parts of the society. And that begins very early in the 1900s.

Good farmers and therefore viewed probably as a threat to other farmers in those communities. At the same time, you have the communities building Buddhist temples and Japanese Christian churches are established. There's a whole, you know, now we're here. Now we're living here. Now we're parts of the society. And that begins very early in the 1900s.

This whole process after those wives and children started to arrive.

This whole process after those wives and children started to arrive.

This whole process after those wives and children started to arrive.

That's true. Although the Japanese American population was pretty insular because of racial housing covenants, redlining, Japanese immigrants, other immigrants of color were not able to live just wherever they'd like. They had to live in areas that didn't have these restrictions.

That's true. Although the Japanese American population was pretty insular because of racial housing covenants, redlining, Japanese immigrants, other immigrants of color were not able to live just wherever they'd like. They had to live in areas that didn't have these restrictions.

That's true. Although the Japanese American population was pretty insular because of racial housing covenants, redlining, Japanese immigrants, other immigrants of color were not able to live just wherever they'd like. They had to live in areas that didn't have these restrictions.

And so that's why you have these ethnic enclaves forming in places like Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, because this area did not have the restrictions. But Japanese Americans are sort of working within the community. They're not really working too much outside of the community. All our activities are really within the Japanese American community. They're not really part of the mainstream.

And so that's why you have these ethnic enclaves forming in places like Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, because this area did not have the restrictions. But Japanese Americans are sort of working within the community. They're not really working too much outside of the community. All our activities are really within the Japanese American community. They're not really part of the mainstream.