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Between 1886 and 1924 thousands of Japanese journeyed to Hawaii to work the sugarcane plantations. First the men came, followed by brides, known only from their
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During the 1885 to 1924 immigration period of plantation laborers from Japan to Hawaii, more than 200,000 Japanese, mostly single men, made the long journey by
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Authors: Shiho Imai
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-11 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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In 1922 the U.S. Supreme Court declared Japanese immigrants ineligible for American citizenship because they were not "white," dismissing the plaintiff’s appe
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This book provides a comprehensive story of the complicated and rich story of the Japanese American experience-from immigration, to discrimination, to adaptatio
A Nation of Peoples
Language: en
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The debate over America's multiculturalism has been intense for nearly three decades, dividing opponents into those insisting on such recognition and those fear