 The term has also referred to the belief and fear that East Asian societies would invade and attack Western societies, wage war with them and lead to their eventual destruction, demise and eradication.During this time, numerous anti-Asian sentiments were expressed by politicians and writers, especially on the West Coast, with headlines like "The 'Yellow Peril'" ("Los Angeles Times", 1886) and "Conference Endorses Chinese Exclusion" ("The New York Times", 1905) and the later Japanese Exclusion Act.The American Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of Asians because they were considered an "undesirable" race.