1 1 ▁when ▁police ▁ra ided ▁a ▁house ▁r ented ▁by ▁six ▁I W W ▁men ▁and ▁arrested ▁twenty - five ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁found ▁carrying ▁I W W ▁literature . ▁Again , ▁the ▁men ▁were ▁all ▁quickly ▁released . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁a ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁chapter ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men ▁demanded ▁that ▁black ▁residents ▁leave ▁on ▁threat ▁of ▁violence . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁they ▁hosted ▁meet ings ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁members ▁and ▁burn ed ▁a ▁large ▁cross ▁above ▁F an cher ▁air field ▁in ▁East ▁W en atch ee . ▁The ▁W en atch ee ▁chapter ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁state ▁K lan ▁convention ▁and ▁march ed ▁in ▁the ▁Apple ▁Bl oss om ▁Par ade . ▁In ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁anti - Fil ip ino ▁sentiment , ▁Filip ino ▁imm igr ant ▁workers ▁were ▁target ed ▁by ▁violence ▁and ▁deport ation ▁through ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁C ly de ▁P ang born ▁and ▁his ▁cop il ot ▁Hugh ▁Her nd on ▁land ed ▁their ▁air plane , ▁named ▁the ▁Miss ▁Ve ed ol , ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁of ▁East ▁W en atch ee , ▁and ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁av i ators ▁to ▁fly ▁non stop ▁across ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁ 4 1 - hour ▁flight ▁from ▁Sab ish iro ▁Beach ,