On this day

May 8

2 verified events

1905

1905

injustice

United States v. Ju Toy Decided

On May 8, 1905, the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Ju Toy that a person of Chinese descent claiming U.S. citizenship could be denied entry and expelled based solely on an immigration official's decision, with no right to judicial review. The ruling stripped due process from Chinese Americans — even citizens — and sharply curtailed their access to the federal courts.

1909

1909

resistance

Great Japanese Plantation Strike

About 7,000 Japanese plantation workers on Oahu struck for months demanding pay equal to that of other ethnic groups doing the same work-the islands' first large-scale organized plantation strike.