HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Japanese Americans.
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braceros from Mexico.
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white soldiers and sailors.
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Jewish refugees from Germany.
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Detailed explanation-1: -While most of the violence was directed toward Mexican American youth, African American and Filipino American youths who were wearing zoot suits were also attacked.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 3, 1943, white U.S. servicemen and police officers descended upon a majority-Mexican American neighborhood in East Los Angeles, California, and harassed, beat, and detained hundreds of Mexican American youth. The violent riot was fueled by centuries of colonialism and white supremacy.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was Mexican youth who adopted the attire as an unofficial uniform of resistance. Riots erupted in various cities across the nation, and the racial tension brewing in Los Angeles placed the Mexican American struggle front and center.