Encyclopedia of Japanese Descendants in the Americas An Illustrated History of the Nikkei

, by Kikumura-Yano, Akemi; Inouye, Senator Daniel K.; Okihiro, Gary Y.; et al, Eiichiro Azuma; Laumonier, Isabel; Kunimoto, Iyo; Ninomiya, Masato; Kobayashi, Audrey; Hirose, Naomi; et al, Jesus Akachi; Kasamatsu, Emi; et al, Amelia Morimoto

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ISBN: 9780759101494 | 0759101493
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 7/26/2002

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The Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive guide to the history of Japanese immigrants in the western hemisphere. It is the story of the Nikkei (people of Japanese descent and their descendants) from early immigration to the present, as they settle

Foreword

Daniel K. Inouye

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

(6)

Akemi Kikumura-Yano

Glossary

(2)

Turning Japanese Americans

(19)

Gary Y. Okihiro

Worldwide Distribution of Nikkei, 1993

(1)

Nikkei World Demography

(2)

Japanese Migration

(40)

Developed in Collaboration with the Imin Kenkyukai

Historical Overview of Japanese Emigration, 1868-2000

(17)

Eiichiro Azuma

An Overview of Japanese Migration Studies, 1905-1998

(3)

Masako Iino

Kenji Kimura

Tadashi Sugiura

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Migration

(11)

Imin Kenkyukai

Supplementary Materials

(5)

Masayo Ohara

Eiichiro Azuma

Japanese Prewar Emigration by Prefecture, 1899-1941

(1)

Japanese Postwar Emigration by Prefecture, 1952-1993

(1)

Japanese Prewar Emigration by Prefecture, 1899-1941

(1)

Japanese Postwar Emigration by Prefecture, 1952-1993

(1)

Japanese Immigration to the Americas, Southeast Asia and Oceania, and Asian Continent: Prewar, Wartime, and Postwar

(1)

Japanese Emigration Timeline, 1868-1998

(3)

Eiichiro Azuma

Japanese Argentines

(24)

Developed in Collaboration with the Centro Nikkei Argentino and the Asociacion Universitaria Nikkei

Japanese Argentine Historical Overview

(11)

Isabel Laumonier

Japanese Argentine Bibliographic Essay

(2)

Isabel Laumonier

Japanese Argentine Annotated Bibliography

(4)

Isabel Laumonier

Supplementary Materials

(6)

Cecilia Onaha

Isabel Laumonier

Jorge Higa

Argentina Provinces with Nikkei Populations

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Argentina by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1906-1993

(1)

Japanese Argentine Community Population

(1)

Number of Descendants, Estimated in 1986

(1)

Japanese Immigrants in Argentina by Place of Origin, Japan National Census Data of 1940

(1)

Japanese Immigrants in Argentina by Place of Origin, 1948-1970

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Argentines

(1)

Educational Achievement of Japanese Descendants by Percentage, 1986 Survey of Descendants Fifteen Years and Older

(1)

Occupational Areas of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants by Percentage

(1)

Religion of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants by Percentage, 1995 Questionnaire Survey

(2)

Japanese Bolivians

(20)

Developed in Collaboration with the Presencia Japonesa en el Continente Americano at Keio University and the Federacion National de Asociaciones Boliviano Japonesas

Japanese Bolivian Historical Overview

(9)

Iyo Kunimoto

Bibliographic Essay on the Japanese Migration to Bolivia and Nikkei Society

105

(2)

Iyo Kunimoto

Japanese Bolivian Annotated Bibliography

107

(4)

Iyo Kunimoto

Supplementary Materials, compiled by Federacion Nacional de Asociaciones Boliviano Japonesas, Toshio Yanaguida, and Kozy Amemiya

111

(4)

Japanese Bolivian Settlements

112

(1)

JICA-Sponsored Japanese Emigration to Bolivia by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1952-1993

113

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Bolivians, 1955-2000

113

(1)

Japanese Bolivian Gender Breakdown by Percentage, 1955-2000

113

(1)

Educational Level of Japanese in Bolivia by Percentage, 2000

114

(1)

Occupational Fields of Japanese Bolivian Heads of Household by Percentage, 2000

114

(1)

Occupational Fields of Japanese Bolivian Population of Wives and Children by Percentage, 2000

114

(1)

Religion of Japanese Bolivians by Percentage, 2000

114

(1)

Japanese Brazilians

115

(34)

Developed in Collaboration with the Museu Historico da Imigracao Japonesa no Brasil

Japanese Brazilian Historical Overview

116

(11)

Masato Ninomiya

Bibliographic Essay of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants

127

(3)

Masato Ninomiya

Naomi Hoki Moniz

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Brazilians

130

(13)

Masato Ninomiya

Naomi Hoki Moniz

Supplementary Materials

143

(6)

John Mizuki

Masato Ninomiya

Hironobu Kai

Locations of Nikkei Populations in Brazil

144

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Brazil by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1906-1993

145

(1)

Total Population of Japanese Brazilians, 1923-2006 (Projected)

146

(1)

Male/Female Ratio of Japanese Immigrants in Brazil on Arrival, 1908-1962

146

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Brazilians, 1923-1974

146

(1)

Education of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants by Percentage Ages Fifteen Years and Older in 1958

147

(1)

Nisei Enrolled in Higher Education in the City of Sao Paulo by Percentage, 1967

147

(1)

Occupational Areas of Japanese Brazilians by Percentage

147

(1)

Religion of Japanese Brazilians by Percentage, Ages Seven Years and Older in 1958

147

(2)

Japanese Canadians

149

(28)

Developed in Collaboration with the Japanese Canadian National Museum

A Brief History of Japanese Canadians

150

(12)

Audrey Kobayashi

Midge Ayukawa

Japanese Canadian Bibliographic Essay

162

(2)

Audrey Kobayashi

Midge Ayukawa

Japanese Canadians Annotated Bibliography

164

(7)

Audrey Kobayashi

Midge Ayukawa

Supplementary Materials

171

(6)

Audrey Kobayashi

Midge Ayukawa

Kathleen Wilson

Michael Pacey

Locations of Nikkei Populations in Canada

172

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Canada by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1899-1993

173

(1)

Total Population of Japanese Canadians (Showing Single and Multiple Responses by Sex)

173

(1)

Total Population of Japanese Canadians (Showing Age-Sex Distribution), 1996

173

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Canadians by Sex (Showing Single and Multiple Responses)

174

(1)

Total Population of Japanese Canadians (Showing Age-Sex Distribution), 1996

174

(1)

School Attendance of Japanese Canadians, Ages Fifteen Years and Older, 1996

174

(1)

Highest Level of Schooling of Japanese Canadians, Ages Fifteen Years and Older, 1996

175

(1)

Labor Force Activity of Japanese Canadians, Ages Fifteen Years and Older, 1996

175

(1)

Industry Divisions of Japanese Canadians, Ages Fifteen Years and Older Who Worked since January 1, 1995 (Showing Sex Distribution), 1996

176

(1)

Japanese Canadians, Ages Fifteen Years and Older Who Worked since January 1, 1995, by Occupation (Showing Sex Distribution), 1996

176

(1)

Japanese Chileans

177

(26)

Developed in Collaboration with the Sociedad Japonesa de Beneficencia, ``Nikkei-Chile''

Japanese Immigrants and Nikkei Chileans

178

(14)

Ariel Takeda

Japanese Chilean Bibliographic Essay: General Historical Perspective

192

(2)

Naomi Hirose

Maria Teresa Senda

Ariel Takeda

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Chileans

194

(3)

Naomi Hirose

Maria Teresa Senda

Ariel Takeda

Supplementary Materials

197

(6)

Naomi Hirose

Maria Teresa Senda

Ariel Takeda

Geographic Distribution of Nikkei Populations in Chile

198

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Chile by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, Pre-1940

199

(1)

Japanese Population in Chile, 1875-1940

199

(1)

Distribution of Japanese Population by Province, 1907-1940

200

(1)

Nikkei Population by Gender and Regional Distribution, 1992

200

(1)

Nikkei Families by Income, 1992

201

(1)

Survey of Nikkei Families, December 1999

202

(1)

Japanese Mexicans

203

(26)

Developed in Collaboration with the Asociacion Mexico Japonesa, A.C.

Japanese Mexican Historical Overview

204

(18)

Jesus K. Akachi

Carlos T. Kasuga

Manuel S. Murakami

Maria Elena Ota Mishima

Enrique Shibayama

Rene Tanaka

Japanese Mexican Bibliographic Essay

222

(1)

Jesus K. Akachi

Carlos T. Kasuga

Manuel S. Murakami

Maria Elena Ota Mishima

Enrique Shibayama

Rene Tanaka

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Mexicans

223

(2)

Jesus K. Akachi

Carlos T. Kasuga

Manuel S. Murakami

Maria Elena Ota Mishima

Enrique Shibayama

Rene Tanaka

Supplementary Materials

225

(4)

Jesus K. Akachi

Carlos T. Kasuga

Manuel S. Murakami

Maria Elena Ota Mishima

Enrique Shibayama

Rene Tanaka

Locations of Japanese Mexican Populations in the Historical Overview

226

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Mexico by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1890-1949

227

(1)

Total Japanese Mexican Population and Male/Female Ratio, 1950-1990

227

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Mexicans, 1950-1990

227

(1)

Educational Level of Japanese Mexicans, 1950-1990

227

(1)

Educational Level of Japanese Mexicans by Primary, Secondary, and College Education, 1950-1990

228

(1)

Occupational Areas of Japanese Mexicans by Percentage, 1950-1990

228

(1)

Religion of Japanese Mexicans, 1950-1990

228

(1)

Japanese Paraguayans

229

(18)

Developed in Collaboration with the Centro Nikkei Paraguayo

Japanese Paraguayan Historical Overview

230

(9)

Emi Kasamatsu

Bibliographic Essay on Themes of the Japanese and Nikkei of Paraguay

239

(2)

Emi Kasamatsu

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Paraguayans

241

(2)

Emi Kasamatsu

Supplementary Materials

243

(4)

Emi Kasamatsu

Locations of Nikkei Populations in Paraguay

244

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Paraguay by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1921-1993

245

(1)

Nikkei Population in Paraguay by Ethnic Categories in 1991

245

(1)

Japanese-Language Education in Asuncion

245

(1)

Japanese-Language Education of Two Japanese Paraguayan Settlements

246

(1)

Occupational Fields of Japanese Paraguayans by Percentage

246

(1)

Religion of Japanese Paraguayans by Percentage

246

(1)

Japanese Peruvians

247

(28)

Developed in Collaboration with the Fundacion Cultural Nikkei del Peru and the Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigracion Japonesa en el Peru

Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants in Peru: 1899-1998

248

(10)

Amelia Morimoto

Peruvian Japanese Bibliographic Essay

258

(4)

Raul Araki

Jorge M. Nakamoto

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Peruvians

262

(9)

Raul Araki

Supplementary Materials

271

(4)

Amelia Morimoto

Important Locales in the History of Japanese Peruvians

272

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Peru by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1906-1923, and 1989

273

(1)

Total Population and Gender Breakdown of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants in Peru

273

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Peruvians by Percentage

274

(1)

Educational Level of Japanese Peruvians by Generation in 1989

274

(1)

Occupational Fields of Japanese Peruvians by Percentage, 1934-1989

274

(1)

Religion of Japanese Peruvians in 1989

274

(1)

Japanese Americans

275

(38)

Developed in Collaboration with the Center for Oral History and Social Science Research Institute at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California at Los Angeles

Japanese American Historical Overview, 1868-2001

276

(17)

Eiichiro Azuma

Japanese American Bibliographic Essay

293

(2)

Brian Niiya

Eiichiro Azuma

Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Americans

295

(12)

Brian Niiya

Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto

Eiichiro Azuma

Supplementary Materials

307

(6)

Eiichiro Azuma

Marie Masumoto

Toshiko McCallum

Sharon Yamato

Location of Sites of Incarceration during World War II

308

(1)

Japanese Emigration to Hawai'i and the Continental United States

309

(1)

Total Japanese American Population by Decade and Gender Breakdown, 1900-2000

310

(1)

Regional Distribution of Japanese Americans, 1900-2000

310

(1)

Japanese American Population by State, 1900-2000

311

(1)

Educational Level of Japanese Americans, 1950-1990

311

(1)

Occupational Breakdown of Japanese Americans, 1920-1990

311

(2)

Contributors

313

(4)

Index

317

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Encyclopedia of Japanese Descendants in the Americas An Illustrated History of the Nikkei

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