Table of Contents
The
Japanese
Experience
in
Butte
County,
California
by
Archie
McDonald
From
migrating
to
Butte
County
to
prejudice
and
interment,
stories
of
the
Japanese
and
their
families.
Chapter I
Japanese Labor Crews
The First Wave of Migration
The Precedent for Prejudice
The Barriers to Naturalization and Land Ownership
Working Conditions for Early Japanese Laborers
Provision for Health Care for Japanese Immigrants
Networks within the Japanese Community
Chapter II
The Japanese Put Down Roots in Butte County
Southern Butte County Japanese Families
Uchida-Sato
The Tokuno Family
Yokotobi-Kawasaki-Tanabe Families
The Tanimoto Family
The Honda-Nakamura Families
Chico Area Japanese Families
Chico Cemetery
Japanese in Chico Schools
Japanese in Agriculture Adjacent to Chico
Japanese Merchants in Chico
The Ohmura Family
Nakamura Family
Ikuta Family
The Bidwell Presbyterian Church: A Unique Role
Chapter III
The Japanese Military Attack on Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
Reaction of the Japanese Community to Pearl Harbor
Caucasian Community Reaction as Perceived through the Press
Official Government Action Against Japanese Americans
Chapter IV
Internment
The Split Among Japanese Internees
How Butte County Families Fared in the Internment Camps
The Sato Family
The Tokuno Family
Kinoshita Brothers
The Herota Family
The Attempt to Profit from Japanese Removal
Chapter V
Butte Nisei Serving in the Military, World War II
Jack Tanimoto
Shiro Tokuno
Chapter VI
Resettlement
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
