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

No. 27 Japanese Americans in New Jersey and New England

川井 龍介

I would also like to introduce Chapter 21, "New Jersey," and Chapter 22, "The New England States," which deal with Japanese Americans in the "Centennial History." Regarding New Jersey, the book summarizes two points about the footsteps of Japanese Americans. The first is about early Japanese people, and the history …

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

No. 26 Japanese Americans in New York State

川井 龍介

With a few exceptions, the "Centennial History" devotes few pages to Japanese Americans in the central, eastern, and southern states of the United States, but New York State, home to the large city of New York, is an exception, with 50 pages, including advertisements, summarizing their footsteps and activities. It …

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

No. 25 Japanese Americans in the Central Northeast States

川井 龍介

In "Centennial History," Chapter 19 introduces the footprints and activities of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in the four states surrounding the Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. In this book, it is written as Ohio and Michigan, but here it is Ohio and Michigan. The four states together take up …

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

No. 24 Japanese Americans in Illinois

川井 龍介

Illinois is written as Illinois, but in the "Centennial History," it is written as "Illinois" in Chapter 18, perhaps because it was read as it is in the Roman alphabet. There is no set rule for writing English in katakana, and there seems to be no rule for replacing English …

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

Vol. 23 Japanese Americans in the Five Central States

川井 龍介

In the "Centennial History," many pages are devoted to states on the West Coast, such as California, but when it comes to states in the central United States, the footprints and achievements of Japanese people are few, or perhaps there is little information available, and they are only introduced in …

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

No. 22 Japanese Americans in the Three Central North States

川井 龍介

The three central north states are Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. In the Centennial History, ten pages are devoted to the area in Chapter 16. Minnesota "Before the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, there was a department store run by Tanaka Kusutaro called "Kiritsu Kogyo Kaisha" and a Japanese …

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

No. 21 Japanese Americans in Texas

川井 龍介

"The Centennial History" devotes 36 pages to "Chapter 15: Texas." The Japanese introduced here are different in their activities from the Japanese immigrants who appeared in most of the chapters on other states. In Texas, there were some migrant laborers, but what stands out is the attempt to establish settlements …

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

No. 20 Japanese Americans in Nebraska and New Mexico

川井 龍介

Nebraska Nebraska is a state with many plains and fertile soil, suitable for agriculture and livestock farming. The main industry is agriculture, with a wide variety of crops including grains, fruits, vegetables, sugar beets, and pasture grass, and the state is also known for its horses. Manufacturing is thriving in …

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

No. 19 Japanese Americans in Arizona and Colorado

川井 龍介

Arizona The section on Arizona in the "Centennial History" begins with the opening line, "The pioneering efforts of the Japanese who fought through the scorching heat of Arizona, symbolized by the desert, cacti, and cowboys, to build the farmland we know today is admirable." It also goes on to say, …

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

No. 18 Japanese Americans in Nevada

川井 龍介

After the war, the area was scattered and reduced in size. The number of pages that "Centennial History" devotes to introducing each state does not seem to be related to the number of Japanese living in that state or the number of Japanese immigrants at the time. The Japanese people …

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