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16 stories matching asian
- The Open Campaign for Racial Exclusion
A local advertisement explicitly calls for a boycott of Asian-owned businesses in Walla Walla.
- The Open Campaign of Exclusion
Local businesses leveraged anti-Asian sentiment as a marketing tactic, pressuring residents to enforce racial segregation in the food service industry.
- Sawmill Workers Call for Exclusion of Asian Laborers
Meeting in Everett, the International Brotherhood of Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen adopt a resolution demanding the strict application of anti-Asian exclusion laws.
- The Anti-Asian Campaign in Spokane
The American Legion in Spokane launches an investigation into the vegetable trade, claiming 'Oriental control' of the local market.
- Seattle Boarding House Ad Barred Chinese Workers in 1876
In 1876, a Seattle boarding house advertised that it would not employ Chinese cooks, a public exclusion that reflected rising anti-Asian sentiment and helped shape the city’s labor history.
- Anti-Asian Sentiment and Fear in the Labor Journal
The official organ of the Everett Trades Council argues against Japanese labor competition, citing fears of invasion and industrial displacement.
- The 'White Man's Country' Rally
A contentious anti-Asian labor meeting in Mukilteo proceeds despite alleged sabotage by corporate interests.
- Theft Allegations and Anti-Asian Tropes
A railroad worker is accused of absconding with company funds in a case reflecting the xenophobic framing of the era.
- Organized Labor Campaigns to Exclude Asian Workers
Everett labor delegates pass a resolution targeting Japanese businesses in a push to solidify the city as a 'white man's country.'
- The Mob Rule That Swept Tacoma
While city leaders in Seattle urged calm, residents in Tacoma forcibly expelled the Chinese community, marking a dark escalation in the regional movement to purge Asian workers.
- Brutal Attack on Asian Train Passenger
Two railroad employees threw a Chinese passenger from a moving train, causing severe injuries.
- The Rising Alarm: Fears of 'Asiatic' Military Might
A 1885 editorial reflects the era's xenophobic anxiety regarding the modernization of Asian military forces and the perceived threat to European colonial dominance.
- The Mukilteo Protest
Citizens confront a local lumber company over the hiring of Asian laborers.
- The Legal Battle Over Birthright Citizenship
A debate over whether children of foreign-born parents, including Asian immigrants, are entitled to American citizenship.
- The Brutal Assault on a Chinese Laborer in Dayton
A local editor denounces the cowardly beating of a Chinese worker by his employer, highlighting the stark racial injustice and lack of protection for Asian laborers in 1892 Washington.
- Seattle's Bid to Steal the Grain Trade From Tacoma
Boosters want $75,000 in stock to build a North Seattle grain elevator and a 600-foot wharf — and snatch the Asian shipping business from Tacoma.
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- The Racial and Economic Tensions of the Pacific Coast
A widely reprinted analysis examines the influx of Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu laborers into the Pacific Northwest and the resulting labor conflicts.