On this day, February 23, in 1905

The front page of The San Francisco Chronicle read quote, “The Japanese Invasion: The Problem of the Hour.” This article was the first in a series used to fire up the Anti-Japanese movement, encouraging California to take legal action against Japanese Immigrants and laborers in America. White Supremacist groups continued to campaign in the West and the outcome was the Gentlemen’s Agreement, which greatly restricted Japanese Immigration. Discriminatory practices continued and continue to plague people of Japanese decent in America.