PARADES, PICKETS, and PROTESTS

From: Humanities | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Wong, K Scott | Copyright information

Chinese Americans on the Home Front

For China itself and for Chinese Americans, the Second World War was not confined to the years 1941-1945, but began when Japan made its first incursions into Manchuria and Inner Mongolia. In September 1931 the (Japanese attacked the Manchurian city of Mukden, and by the end of the year they were in complete control of Manchuria. News of the dire situation in China filled Chinese American publications.

By 1937 Japanese aggression in China was u...

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