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Japan
and
The California Problem

By
T. Iyenaga, Ph.D.
Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Political Science,
University of Chicago

and

Kenoske Sato, M.A.
Formerly Fellow in the University of Chicago

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1921

Copyright, 1921
by G. P. Putnam's Sons

_Printed in the United States of America_

CONTENTS

PAGE

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTORY 3

CHAPTER II

JAPANESE TRAITS AND PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE 9

Emotional Nature--AEsthetic Temperament--Group Consciousness--
Adaptable Disposition--Spirit of Proletarian Chivalry--
Philosophy of Life--New Turn in Thought.

CHAPTER III

JAPAN'S ASIATIC POLICY 33

Korean Situation--Policy of Self-Preservation--Shantung
Settlement--Cooeperation with China--Understanding with
America--Japan's Proper Sphere of Activity.

CHAPTER IV

BACKGROUND OF JAPANESE EMIGRATION 50

Causes of Emigration and Immigration--Japan's Land Area--
Agriculture--Population--Industry--Social Factors.

CHAPTER V

ATTEMPTS AT EMIGRATION: RESULTS 64

Australia--Canada--South America--The United States--Results.

CHAPTER VI

CAUSES OF ANTI-JAPANESE AGITATION 75

Modern Civilization--Various Attitudes Towards Japanese--
Psychological Nature of the Cause--Chinese Agitation
Inherited--Local Polities--"Yellow Peril"--Propaganda--
Racial Difference--Japanese Nationality--Modern Nationalism--
Congestion in California--Fear and Envy Incited by Japanese
Progress--Summary.

CHAPTER VII

FACTS ABOUT THE JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA--POPULATION AND BIRTH
RATE 90

Number of Japanese in California--Immigration--"Gentlemen's
Agreement"--Smuggling--Birth Rate--What we May Expect in the
Future.

CHAPTER VIII

FACTS ABOUT THE JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA--FARMERS AND ALIEN LAND
LAWS 120

History of Japanese Agriculture in California--Causes of
Progress--Japanese Farm Labor--Japanese Farmers--Anti-Alien
Land Laws--Land Laws of Japan--Effect of the Initiative Bill.

CHAPTER IX

ASSIMILATION 148

Nationalism and Assimilation--Meaning of "Assimilation"--
Biological Assimilation--Is Assimilation without Intermarriage
Possible?--Cultural Assimilation--Assimilability of Japanese
Immigrants--Native-Born Japanese.

CHAPTER X

GENERAL CONCLUSION 178

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A 198

Charts on Comparative Height and Weight of American,
Japanese-American, and Japanese Children.

APPENDIX B 201

Extracts from the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation and
Protocol between Japan and the United States of America,
of February 21, 1911.

APPENDIX C 204

California's Alien Land Law, Approved May 19, 1913.

APPENDIX D 207

Alien Land Law, Adopted November 2, 1920.

APPENDIX E 216

Crops Raised by Japanese and their Acreage.

APPENDIX F 217

Japanese Immigration to the United States.

APPENDIX G 218

Japanese Admitted into Continental United States; Arrivals
and Departures.

APPENDIX H 218

Immigrants and Non-Immigrants.

APPENDIX I 219

Distribution of Japanese and Chinese Population in the
United States.

APPENDIX J 220

Distribution of Japanese in the United States, According
to the Consular Division, as Reported by Foreign Department,
Japan.

APPENDIX K 221

An Abstract of Expatriation Law of Japan.

APPENDIX L 223

A Minute of Hearing at Seattle, Washington, before the
House Sub-Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.

APPENDIX M 230

Comparative Standing of Intelligence and Behavior of
American-born Japanese Children and American Children
Discussed by Several Principals of Elementary Schools of
Los Angeles, California.

LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT 238

INDEX 247

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