Assignment

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper, in which you examine the root causes of ethnic tension in California state history.

Include the following items:

• Explore the historical justifications used for discrimination against Chinese people living in the state.
• Explore the factors leading to Japanese-American internment during World War II.
• Explore the factors leading to anti-Hispanic sentiment, as seen in zoot-suit riots (1942).
• Explore the factors leading to anti-Black feelings, as seen in Watts riots (1965).
• Analyze the factors that led to the Los Angeles riots (1992).
• Examine the effect of California immigration policies in the 1990s on politics and ethnic conflict in the state.

Reference at least three peer-reviewed sources.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.