Problem
Make an argument about racism in California during World War II. Place these wartime events and attitudes-- Japanese internment, the Zoot Suit riots, the bracero program (after a decade of forced repatriations), and the Port Chicago disaster-- into the larger story of racism and nativism in California since the Gilded Age. What is the significance of these events, and where do they fit in this story of an "elusive Eden?" Explain in a long paragraph.