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Oregon Nikkei History: A Brief Summary - Part 3
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Part 2 >>ResettlementAt the end of the war, Japanese Americans had the difficult decision of where to go after they were released from the camps. In most cases, they had no businesses or homes to which to return. Often they faced the choice of returning to communities where they were …
Oregon Nikkei History: A Brief Summary - Part 2
Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Part 1 >>Second World WarThe relatively tranquil life of the Japanese in Oregon came to an abrupt halt with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. That very afternoon, the FBI initiated a roundup of Issei community leaders. Iwao Oyama, the publisher of Oshu Nippo, was working on …
Oregon Nikkei History: A Brief Summary - Part 1
Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Early Japanese Settlers in OregonIn 1880 27-year-old Miyo Iwakoshi emigrated from Japan to Oregon with her Scottish husband, Andrew McKinnon, and their adopted daughter, Tama. Although there are records of other Japanese visitors earlier, she was the first to settle in the state. She would be one of few Japanese …