Yonemoto-Udo timeline 1880-1954
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The U.S. Congress, in the Act of March 26, 1790, states that "any alien, being a free white person who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for a term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof." On January 1, 1873, the phrase "persons of African nativity or descent" is added.
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October 30, 1880
Tsunegusu Yonemoto is born in Japan May 6, 1882 Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act, ending Chinese immigration for the next 60 years. January 1, 1891 Japanese immigrants begin arriving on the mainland U.S. for work. Japanese workers began arriving in Hawaii in 1885. May 10, 1893 Tsune Yonemoto is born in Japan. June 27, 1894 A U.S. district court rules that Japanese immigrants cannot become citizens because they are not "a free white person" as the Naturalization Act of 1790 requires. May 11, 1889 Tsunejiro Udo is born in Japan. December 18, 1896 Tsukio Mimori is born in Japan. |