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United States - Migration Historical Overview
Between 1885 and 1924, approximately 200,000 Japanese arrived in Hawai'i and 180,000 immigrated to …

Akemi Kikumura Yano • May 2, 2014


Peru - Migration Historical Overview
The story of the Nikkei in Peru began in 1899 with the arrival of the first immigrants from Japan w…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • April 25, 2014


Paraguay - Migration Historical Overview
The official beginning of Japanese immigration in Paraguay is traced back to 1936, when the first i…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • April 18, 2014


Mexico - Migration Historical Overview
On May 10, 1897, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Mexico to start a coffee plantation in th…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • April 11, 2014


Chile - Migration Historical Overview
Between 1910 and 1940, the number of Japanese immigrants who entered the country never exceeded nin…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • April 4, 2014


Canada - Migration Historical Overview
Most Nikkei immigrated to Canada between the 1890s and the 1920s, although the first Japanese in Ca…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • March 28, 2014


Brazil - Migration Historical Overview
Japanese immigrants first came to Brazil in June 1908. These families worked on coffee plantations …

Akemi Kikumura Yano • March 21, 2014





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