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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 14 (Part 2)–Nisei and Their College Education

Ikuo Shinmasu

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 14 (Part 1)–Nisei and Their College Education

Ikuo Shinmasu

In the last chapter, I wrote about the problem of Nisei’s dual citizenship and their marriage. This chapter shares The North American Times articles1 about colleges that Nisei attended. Many Niseis went to college, which is a higher educational institution in America. They learned and acquired state-of-the-art technology and knowledge …

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues

Ikuo Shinmasu

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 13 (Part 1)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues

Ikuo Shinmasu

In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues of dual citizenship and marriage that the Nisei faced as they came of age.

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 12 (Part 2): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 12 (Part 1): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools

Ikuo Shinmasu

Many Nisei were born as a result of picture marriages, which I wrote about in the last chapter of this series. Providing Japanese education for America-born children thus became an important mission of the Japanese community in Seattle. In this chapter, I will write about the Seattle Japanese School that …

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 11 (Part 2) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 11 (Part 1) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise

Ikuo Shinmasu

The last chapter reviewed the history of The North American Times. In this chapter, I will introduce articles from 1918 to about 1920 on marriage through picture brides which peaked around 1910.

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 10 (Part 5) History of the North American Times – World War II and the Last Issue

Ikuo Shinmasu

In the last part, I talked about Sumiyoshi Arima’s articles in The North American Times written as Chairperson of the Japanese Association and a newspaper reporter. In this part, I would like to introduce some articles that were published at the beginning of World War II and the last issue of The North …

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 10 (Part 4) History of the North American Times – Sumiyoshi Arima, Chairman of the Japanese Association and Journalist

Ikuo Shinmasu

The last part shared articles by a female employee of the North American Times, the 5000th anniversary issue and the increase of the subscription fee. This part features articles of Sumiyoshi Arima as Chairman of the Japanese Association and a newspaper reporter.

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Ikuo Shinmasu was born in Kamai in Kaminosekicho, Kumage-gun in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1950. After working at Teikoku Sanso Ltd. (currently AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd.), a foreign-affiliated company in Kobe, he retired and started his “second” college life at Nihon University as a history major. He lives in the city of Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife and eldest son. He likes cooking and karaoke.

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