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Triggering a national and international outcry, the San Francisco school board issued an order on October 11th, 1906, requiring all Japanese and Korean children to attend a separate \u201cOriental School\u201d where Chinese pupils were already segregated.\xa0\nThe move came as a huge embarrassment to President Theodore Roosevelt, who was trying to build relations with Japan, prompting him to describe the school board\u2019s action as a \u201cwicked absurdity\u201d in his annual message to Congress.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss why an earthquake prompted San Francisco to act; explain why anti-Chinese sentiment came to be transferred to Japanese immigrants; and look into how laws overtly banning Asians from entering the country remained on the books in the US until 1965\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022\xa0\u2018Segregation of Japanese School Kids in San Francisco Sparks An International Incident\u2019 (California State Library, 2019): https://cal170.library.ca.gov/japanese-segregation/\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Gentlemen\u2019s Agreement\u2019 (History.com, 2009): https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/gentlemens-agreement\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act\u2019 (TED, 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K88pWCimZg\xa0\nLove the show? Join \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices