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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 17 Japanese Americans in Utah

Ryusuke Kawai

Starting with railroads, mines, and agriculture The state of Utah is located to the east of California, and Nevada to the east of Nevada. It borders Idaho and Wyoming to the north, Colorado to the east, and Arizona to the south. The climate is relatively dry, with four distinct seasons. …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 16 Japanese Americans in Montana

Ryusuke Kawai

Starting with the Great Northern Railway Montana, which is separated from Canada by a straight border to the north, is bordered by three states: North Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and Idaho to the west. "Centennial History" begins with a general introduction that "It is not clear …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

#15 Japanese Americans in Wyoming

Ryusuke Kawai

When people in Japan hear the state of Wyoming, they probably conjure up images of western movies and cowboys. There used to be a TV drama called "Laramie," which was also broadcast in Japan and gained popularity. Laramie is located in the southeastern corner of Wyoming. The "Centennial History" devotes …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

#14 Japanese Americans in Washington State – Part 2

Ryusuke Kawai

Read Part 1 of the 13th issue: Japanese Americans in Washington State >> Postwar Seattle and Japanese Americans Although it is only three pages long, "Centennial History" is powerful in its description of the activities of Japanese people in Washington State after the war. In particular, it shows how Japanese …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

Vol. 13 Japanese Americans in Washington State – Part 1

Ryusuke Kawai

Washington State is home to the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, which became the gateway for immigrants when sea routes opened from Japan. Naturally, the history of Japanese and Japanese-Americans there is long. "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" devotes 42 pages to introducing Japanese Americans …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 12 Japanese Americans in Idaho

Ryusuke Kawai

Japanese people from railway work Idaho, bordering Montana to the east and Washington and Oregon to the west, is a region that began with mining as part of the westward development, and later saw the railroad industry flourish. The high plains were also a major agricultural region. According to the …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

Vol. 11 Japanese Americans in Oregon – Part 2

Ryusuke Kawai

Read Part 1 of Vol. 10: Japanese Americans in Oregon >> Oregon is located between California and Washington. Japanese immigrants in Oregon, also written as Chushu in kanji, have also been subject to anti-Japanese movements and attacks from white society. The "Centennial History" summarizes the history of anti-Japanese sentiment by …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

Vol. 10 Japanese Americans in Oregon – Part 1

Ryusuke Kawai

Oregon, on the Pacific coast, is located between Washington state, home to Seattle and Tacoma, to the north, and California, home to San Francisco and Los Angeles, to the south. In Chinese characters, California is written as "加周," while Washington state is written as "華周," and Oregon as "中央周," but …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 9 Japanese Americans in Central California

Ryusuke Kawai

Read Part 8, "Japanese Americans in Southern California ~ Part 4" >> The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States introduces the footsteps of Japanese Americans in each state, so far I have been looking at the pages on California. I have introduced Northern California once and Southern …

Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

Vol. 8 Japanese Americans in Southern California – Part 4

Ryusuke Kawai

Read Part 7: Japanese Americans in Southern California - Part 3 >> A collection of over 1,000 personal histories The second volume of the Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States traces the footsteps of Japanese Americans in each state, with California taking up about half of the …

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