Issei
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Issei are first-generation Japanese immigrants, particularly those who moved to countries like the United States or Brazil, forming the foundational generation of the Japanese diaspora there.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
immigrant generation ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Japanese American history
ⓘ
Japanese Brazilian history ⓘ Japanese Canadian history ⓘ Japanese Peruvian history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
maintenance of Japanese language schools
ⓘ
preservation of Japanese customs and festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRole | foundational generation of Japanese communities abroad ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | adult immigrants born in Japan ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | Japanese American internment ⓘ |
| familyRole | parents of Nisei ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nisei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sansei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Meiji era expansion of overseas migration
ⓘ
pre–World War II Japanese emigration ⓘ |
| immigrationDestination |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | ineligible for naturalization before mid-20th century ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | first generation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Japanese diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationMotivation |
economic opportunity
ⓘ
escape from rural poverty in Japan ⓘ labor recruitment by foreign governments and companies ⓘ |
| oftenLearnedLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese residents in Japan ⓘ |
| regionOfOriginInJapan |
rural areas
ⓘ
southern Japan ⓘ western Japan ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Shinto ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorMigration |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalOccupation |
agricultural laborer
ⓘ
domestic worker ⓘ plantation worker ⓘ railroad worker ⓘ small business owner ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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