Exclusion Era

Items with "Temporal Coverage: Exclusion Era"
Title	Description	Class
Yasui v. United States		In this case, the Supreme Court held that curfews against minority groups were constitutional at a time of war against the country that group's ancestors originated from. After the Executive Order 9066 was issued in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were subject to curfews and other restrictions in addition to being removed to internment camps. Minoru Yasui was convicted of violating the curfew. This was a companion case to Hirabayashi v. United States, decided on the same day.

Title: Exclusion Era
Description: 1882-1943. From the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act to its repeal, this era saw the increased exclusion of immigrants from Asian nations and other non-European countries. During this period, the courts debated the definition of whiteness as it relates to citizenship.

Title: Exclusion Era
Description: 1882-1943. From the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act to its repeal, this era saw the increased exclusion of immigrants from Asian nations and other non-European countries. During this period, the courts debated the definition of whiteness as it relates to citizenship.

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