Encyclopedia of Japanese Descendants in the Americas An Illustrated History of the Nikkei,9780759101494

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

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ISBN13: 9780759101494
ISBN10: 0759101493
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-07-26
Publisher(s): AltaMira Press
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Summary

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

Author Biography

Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano is vice president for programs and director of the International Nikkei Research Project at the Japanese American National Museum where she has curated exhibits. She is the author of several books

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Daniel K. Inouye
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1(6)
Akemi Kikumura-Yano
Glossary 7(2)
Turning Japanese Americans 9(19)
Gary Y. Okihiro
Worldwide Distribution of Nikkei, 1993 28(1)
Nikkei World Demography 29(2)
Japanese Migration
31(40)
Developed in Collaboration with the Imin Kenkyukai
Historical Overview of Japanese Emigration, 1868-2000
32(17)
Eiichiro Azuma
An Overview of Japanese Migration Studies, 1905-1998
49(3)
Masako Iino
Kenji Kimura
Tadashi Sugiura
Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Migration
52(11)
Imin Kenkyukai
Supplementary Materials
63(5)
Masayo Ohara
Eiichiro Azuma
Japanese Prewar Emigration by Prefecture, 1899-1941
64(1)
Japanese Postwar Emigration by Prefecture, 1952-1993
65(1)
Japanese Prewar Emigration by Prefecture, 1899-1941
66(1)
Japanese Postwar Emigration by Prefecture, 1952-1993
66(1)
Japanese Immigration to the Americas, Southeast Asia and Oceania, and Asian Continent: Prewar, Wartime, and Postwar
67(1)
Japanese Emigration Timeline, 1868-1998
68(3)
Eiichiro Azuma
Japanese Argentines
71(24)
Developed in Collaboration with the Centro Nikkei Argentino and the Asociacion Universitaria Nikkei
Japanese Argentine Historical Overview
72(11)
Isabel Laumonier
Japanese Argentine Bibliographic Essay
83(2)
Isabel Laumonier
Japanese Argentine Annotated Bibliography
85(4)
Isabel Laumonier
Supplementary Materials
89(6)
Cecilia Onaha
Isabel Laumonier
Jorge Higa
Argentina Provinces with Nikkei Populations
90(1)
Japanese Emigration to Argentina by Prefecture of Origin in Japan, 1906-1993
91(1)
Japanese Argentine Community Population
91(1)
Number of Descendants, Estimated in 1986
91(1)
Japanese Immigrants in Argentina by Place of Origin, Japan National Census Data of 1940
92(1)
Japanese Immigrants in Argentina by Place of Origin, 1948-1970
92(1)
Regional Distribution of Japanese Argentines
92(1)
Educational Achievement of Japanese Descendants by Percentage, 1986 Survey of Descendants Fifteen Years and Older
92(1)
Occupational Areas of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants by Percentage
93(1)
Religion of Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants by Percentage, 1995 Questionnaire Survey
93(2)
Japanese Bolivians
95(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
96(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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