Explosion Targets Japanese Workers
A home housing Japanese laborers in Wenatchee was destroyed by explosives to intimidate them away from a coal chute project.
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The house where some Japanese workers were living in Wenatchee was blown up one day last week by persons not wanting them to work on the new coal chutes that are being built there. The Japanese laborers are still at work.
“The Japs are still at work.”
This act of domestic terrorism in 1900 reflects the violent anti-Asian sentiment prevalent in Washington during the development of its industrial infrastructure. The resilience of the workers in staying at their jobs highlights the ongoing fight for economic survival against targeted xenophobic violence.
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