Category Archives: Immigration

Labor Secretary Calls for Immigration Crackdown

Posted on December 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 1, 1930: Editorial cartooning from the pen of a younger Bruce Russell, in the days when newspapers ran them on the front page. And no, Russell’s concepts didn’t get any clearer over the years. Compare … Continue reading →

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Immigrants’ Home Burned in Apparent Hate Crime

Posted on October 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 24, 1960: Vandals set fire to the Baldwin Park home of the Jaskolsky family and paint a swastika and the words “Notzi Rat” on a cinder-block wall in the backyard. German immigrants Ewald Jaskolsky, 25, … Continue reading →

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Russia Expels Thousands of Jews From Kiev

Posted on April 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 26, 1910:  “Heartless cruelty marked the ejection of the Jews. Young and old, well and ill, the strong and the weak, mothers with babes only a few days old, were driven out at the word of command. Many … Continue reading →

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Screen Actors Guild Goes on Strike

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

   March 7, 1960: The Screen Actors Guild goes on strike over residuals on movies made after 1948 that are broadcast on TV.  “The Magnificent Seven” and “Ocean’s Eleven” are unaffected.

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A Letter of Defense

Posted on March 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Remember the editorial about the Japanese stranglehold on farmland? Here’s a response. More on the jump, plus Clare Briggs.

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Times Advocates Importing Chinese Workers for Menial Jobs

Posted on March 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “It Happens in the Best-Regulated Families,” by Clare Briggs.   March 2, 1920: People – especially women – are drawn by a live model who stands perfectly still in a display window at Harris & Frank’s shop on Spring … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Baby Einstein? Sperm Bank Specializes in Nobel Winners

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Look! It’s a Trash 80 with 64K RAM and an 8-inch floppy drive for only $3,450 [$8,902.02 USD 2008]. Feb. 29, 1980: Let’s see … a sperm bank of Nobel-winning scientists. These children should be at least 30 now.Wonder what … Continue reading →

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Times Opposes Picture Brides

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on a Thanksgiving theme – a union turkey. Nov. 26, 1919: The Times editorializes against picture brides, charging that they are just a maneuver around a California law that prevents Japanese immigrants from owning land.

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July 13, 1908: Attempt to Smuggle Chinese Into U.S. Ends in Gunfight

Posted on July 13, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Immigration and labor notes

Posted on August 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 9, 1957 Los Angeles The Times ran a series of brief stories in 1957 on the braceros, workers brought from Mexico to the U.S. In January, it noted that 460,000 to 470,000 braceros would be working in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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In Which a Ghostly Visitor Returns

Posted on March 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 15, 2007Los Angeles “Well, dear boy, I suppose you thought you were through.” “Yes, I did.” “And?” “Good grief! Do you see this bridge over the Gold Line? It looks like it’s held up with hairpins and spit!” “Saliva, … Continue reading →

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An Independent Woman

Posted on March 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1907Los Angeles What shall we do with Emma? She’s gone off to New Mexico and married a Chinaman. Her horrified mother hopes to get the marriage annulled, but Emma is an independent-minded young lady. Emma’s mother, Mary Culver … Continue reading →

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Born in the U.S.A.

Posted on January 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 26, 1907Los Angeles Chin Man Can (or Kan) is in jail on charges of being an illegal immigrant. The young man says he is nothing of the sort, but unable to prove that he was born in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Not a Pretty Moment

Posted on September 21, 2006 by lmharnisch

Sept. 21, 1907 Los Angeles It is one thing to know in the abstract about racial intolerance at the turn of the 20th century and quite another to have to read it in the daily paper. I will spare you … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Higher Learning

Posted on August 30, 2006 by lmharnisch

Aug. 30, 1907Los Angeles Led by Rabbi Alfred Arndt of Congregation Beth Israel, the local Jewish community hopes to open what The Times describes as “the only Hebrew university within the entire United States.” Noting the increased immigration to Southern … Continue reading →

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One Name in Many Accents: America

Posted on August 4, 2006 by lmharnisch

Aug. 4, 1907Galveston, TexasThe Times reports on the Jewish Territorial Organization headed by author and playwright Israel Zangwill and banker Jacob Schiff to help Jews fleeing persecution in Russia. In July, the first group of 50 immigrants arrived in Galveston … Continue reading →

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Who Poisoned Baby?

Posted on June 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1907Los AngelesThe victim: A collie named BabyThe plaintiff: Hazel G. (or Ella M.) Schurger, 1156 S. Flower.The suspect: J.J. Brady of the Immigration Bureau, a next-door neighbor.Baby’s agonizing death scandalized residents of the fashionable homes around 12th Street … Continue reading →

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