American Japanese in Hawaii During World War II
The Japanese immigrant experience in Hawaii was quite different from that of the mainland. Driven by similar motivations, usually to make a fortune and return to Japan, both immigrant groups (Issei) diverge and form two distinct identities. Though by the war, the sons and daughters of these immigrants (Nisei), both in Hawaii and the mainland had assimilated U.S. culture, they are not the same.
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The Japanese immigrant experience in Hawaii was quite different from that of the mainland. Driven by similar motivations, usually to make a fortune and return to Japan, both immigrant groups (Issei) diverge and form two distinct identities. Though by the war, the sons and daughters of these immigrants (Nisei), both in Hawaii and the mainland had assimilated U.S. culture, they are not the same.
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