Did ya know...
...The subdivision will finally undo an anachronistic property-leasing arrangement created under the state's 1913 Alien Land Law, which effectively blocked Chinese immigrants and their children from owning land. The law was part of a wave of legalized discrimination against Asian immigrants that swept across the nation nearly 150 years ago.
The Alien Land Law, which was copied by more than a dozen other states, was struck down in California in 1952. Two states, Florida and New Mexico, still have versions of the statute on their books, although they are not enforced.
0 comments:
Post a Comment