Note to students for today’s lecture -- Please remember to bring AWCP and your reader to class in Wk 8, Session 1 as we will be analyzing the following documents in close detail:   “Salvador Roldan v. Los Angeles County et al,” pp. 88-92 in reader; “An act to amend section 60…,” p. 93 in reader; “An act to amend section 69…,” pp. 93-94 in reader; “New Race Riot Outbreak Threatens…,” pp. 82-84 in reader; and Figure 4 in AWCP, “Paterno Hamoy and unidentified companion, ca. late 1920s” (this photograph is also featured on front cover of book).   I recommend that you review these documents prior to class in preparation for the lecture.

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Lecture :   “Migration, Labor, and Family” (Week 8, Session 1)

I.   Introduction:

II.   Three categories of historical sources in addressing these issues:

** Legislation-- “Salvador Roldan v. Los Angeles County et al,” “An act to amend section 60 of the Civil Code…,” “An act to amend section 69 of the Civil Code…”

** Newspapers-- “New Race Riot Outbreak Threatens:   Armed Guards Check Mobs from Attack on Filipinos,” San Francisco Chronicle, 24 January 1930

** Photography--“Paterno Hamoy and unidentified companion, ca. late 1920s,” the cover photo and also figure 4 in AWCP

A.   Legislation

1.   Examples of legislation that shaped Asian American migration, labor, & family:

          a. 1882 Chinese Exclusion law

          b. 1913 alien land law (California)

          c. 1922 Cable Act

2.   Filipina/os also were affected, although U.S. nationals

          a. 1925 “Toyota vs. the U.S.” case

          b. 1932 Hawes-Cutting Act

3. Anti-miscegenation laws became contested terrain

          a.1931, L.A. County Superior Court decision

          b.1933, L.A. County appealed “Salvador Roldan v. L.A. County et.al.”

          c.1933, Amendments to Sections 60 & 69 of the Civil Code passed

B.   Newspapers:   A close reading of “New Race Riot Outbreak Threatens”

1.   Beginning Sentence & implications:

2.   List of “developments” & implications

3.   Images of Filipinos & implications:

4.   Portrayal of Smith and other men & implications:

5.   Statement from President Cruze of the Filipino Club & implications:

6.   Portrayal of Lorraine Hoffman & implications:

C.   “Paterno Hamoy and Unidentified Companion, ca. late 1920s” Photograph

Some points to consider:

Composition ( what is in the photograph)

Narrative (what story is being told)

Historical Context (what history do we know about the images in this photograph, as well as how the photograph might have been produced)

1. Composition:

2. Narrative:

3. Historical Context:

III. General Analysis

A.   Legislation & Representations:

B.   News Article & Representations:

C.   Photograph & Representations:

IV.   Conclusion