April 2, 2015
Eiichi Edward Sakauye had extensive farmholdings in San Jose, California, before World War II. In this clip, he talks about how the 1913 Alien Land Law affected California Japanese American immigrants like his father. Eiichi Edward Sakauye’s full interview is available in the Densho Digital Archive.
>>View the Archive Spotlight interview excerpt
>>Read the Densho Encyclopedia article on alien land laws