Japanese-American Discrimination

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The conditions that lead Japanese American and Mexican Americans to seek solidarity is a combination of pre-war and post-war relations. Both sides suffered from different forms of discrimination. Issei immigrants were unable to own land and gain citizenship. Nissei faced anti-miscegenation laws. The Japanese community was divided within, with Japanese born in America and Japanese immigrant experience unequal treatment. What differentiates the Japanese and Mexican are anti-miscegenation that Nissei’s face. On the bases of race, Japanese Americans were subject to discrimination and forced Americanization. On the other hand, Mexican Americans were banned from public attractions and attend separate schools than whites. The cooperative nature of