The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: 1946 WWII JAPANESE SUPPORT FAIR PLAY
In 1946, California's Proposition 15 sought to tighten the state's discriminatory Alien Land Law, threatening the farms of Japanese American families GÇö including those of decorated Nisei war veterans. These campaign mailers and postcards document the broad civic, religious, labor, and academic coalition that urged voters to reject it.
"Vote No on Proposition 15" Campaign Postcard Featuring Nisei Veteran Akira Iwamura, 1946 California Election