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Title: Sociodemographic Changes in the Nikkei, Hawaii, 1900-1910

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: From the first year of the Meiji era in 1868 until 1924 in which the U.S. Immigration Act banned immigration from Japan, 231,359 Japanese immigrated to Hawaii. This article examines socio-demographic profiles of the early Japanese immigrants in Hawaii utilizing the 1900 and the 1910 US Census Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) data provided by Minnesota Population Center (IPUMS-USA). Findings from our study reveal that five different waves of Japanese immigrants shaped socio-demographic diversities among the Issei in Hawaii. Our study also suggests that upward occupational mobility was viable for those who stayed long enough in Hawaii or those who were born in there as Nisei despite the fact that overwhelming numbers of Japanese immigrants at the time were still farm laborers.

Url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07187882#none

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Authors: Hiroko, Ito; Hyung-Jin, Shin

Periodical (Full): Korea University Institute of Asian Studies

Issue: 1

Volume: 60

Pages: 244-272

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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