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


June 27, 2014 - Oct. 30, 2015

In the early 1960s, a large-scale book titled "A Hundred Years of Japanese Americans in the United States" (Shin Nichibei Shimbunsha) was published, which covered the entire United States and compiled the footsteps of early Japanese immigrants, the roots of Japanese American society. Now, re-reading this book, we look back on where the first generation came from, why they came to America, and what they did. A total of 31 installments.

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第1回 日米修好100年を記念しまとめた1431ページ

June 27, 2014 • Ryusuke Kawai

日本からアメリカ本土への最初の移民からすでに150年ほどが経つ。いま、初期の移民1世は鬼籍に入り、2世の謦咳に触れることも少なくなった。危惧するのは世代を経るにしたがって、言葉の壁もあってパイオニアである1世の記録が遠くなり忘れ去られていくことである。 日本とアメリカを生き、結果として橋渡しをした1世の人生は、日系人と日系社会の原点であり、大いなる冒険者としての記録でもある。その意味で、いまここで1世たちの足跡を振り返ってみる。その方法はいろいろあるだろうが、私は一冊…

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Journalist and non-fiction writer. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Keio University, he worked as a reporter for the Mainichi Shimbun before going independent. His books include "Yamato Colony: The Men Who Left Japan in Florida" (Shunpousha). He translated the monumental work of Japanese American literature, "No-No Boy" (Shunpousha). The English version of "Yamato Colony," won the 2021 Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award for the best book on ethnic groups or social issues from the Florida Historical Society.

(Updated November 2021)