Kristen Hayashi

The Japanese American immigration story begins roughly in what year, what era?

The Japanese American immigration story begins roughly in what year, what era?

The Japanese American immigration story begins roughly in what year, what era?

Japanese immigration really started first to Hawaii in the 1850s, and then later to the continental United States in the 1860s, 1870s, as the United States was industrializing and really needed a source of cheap labor to help build infrastructure in the United States.

Japanese immigration really started first to Hawaii in the 1850s, and then later to the continental United States in the 1860s, 1870s, as the United States was industrializing and really needed a source of cheap labor to help build infrastructure in the United States.

Japanese immigration really started first to Hawaii in the 1850s, and then later to the continental United States in the 1860s, 1870s, as the United States was industrializing and really needed a source of cheap labor to help build infrastructure in the United States.

I can't help myself, but I always go back to the other stories that are fundamental to this. You have a whole bunch of history happening in Japan, a changeover to the Meiji Restoration. There's a whole bunch of industrialization and everything happening there, people moving to the cities. Much of what is happening in America is happening elsewhere.

I can't help myself, but I always go back to the other stories that are fundamental to this. You have a whole bunch of history happening in Japan, a changeover to the Meiji Restoration. There's a whole bunch of industrialization and everything happening there, people moving to the cities. Much of what is happening in America is happening elsewhere.

I can't help myself, but I always go back to the other stories that are fundamental to this. You have a whole bunch of history happening in Japan, a changeover to the Meiji Restoration. There's a whole bunch of industrialization and everything happening there, people moving to the cities. Much of what is happening in America is happening elsewhere.

It's the result of the Industrial Revolution, really. But that has prompted, along with economic conditions, a lot of Japanese who are coming to Hawaii for what industry are we talking about? Agricultural, I imagine.

It's the result of the Industrial Revolution, really. But that has prompted, along with economic conditions, a lot of Japanese who are coming to Hawaii for what industry are we talking about? Agricultural, I imagine.

It's the result of the Industrial Revolution, really. But that has prompted, along with economic conditions, a lot of Japanese who are coming to Hawaii for what industry are we talking about? Agricultural, I imagine.

That's right. Yeah. So many Japanese immigrants were recruited to go to places like Hawaii for agriculture. So they're working in the plantations in Hawaii, sugar and also coffee plantations. And then on the mainland or continental United States, they're also working in agriculture, but also in infrastructure like building railroad and those types of industries.

That's right. Yeah. So many Japanese immigrants were recruited to go to places like Hawaii for agriculture. So they're working in the plantations in Hawaii, sugar and also coffee plantations. And then on the mainland or continental United States, they're also working in agriculture, but also in infrastructure like building railroad and those types of industries.

That's right. Yeah. So many Japanese immigrants were recruited to go to places like Hawaii for agriculture. So they're working in the plantations in Hawaii, sugar and also coffee plantations. And then on the mainland or continental United States, they're also working in agriculture, but also in infrastructure like building railroad and those types of industries.

Exactly. In some of the ways, this is paralleled by what had happened with the Chinese coming to America, right? I mean, there's a similar track, no pun intended, taken where the railroads, the need for laborers out West was downright advertised. I mean, it was encouraged that these laborers were coming. So that's the beginning of all of this.

Exactly. In some of the ways, this is paralleled by what had happened with the Chinese coming to America, right? I mean, there's a similar track, no pun intended, taken where the railroads, the need for laborers out West was downright advertised. I mean, it was encouraged that these laborers were coming. So that's the beginning of all of this.

Exactly. In some of the ways, this is paralleled by what had happened with the Chinese coming to America, right? I mean, there's a similar track, no pun intended, taken where the railroads, the need for laborers out West was downright advertised. I mean, it was encouraged that these laborers were coming. So that's the beginning of all of this.

That's correct. Yeah. So in the United States, you need this cheap source of labor. As you mentioned, they look towards China. And so Chinese laborers are coming to help build transcontinental railroad. And then in 1882, that's when the U.S. Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. And that's the first piece of immigration legislation that's based on race. But the U.S.

That's correct. Yeah. So in the United States, you need this cheap source of labor. As you mentioned, they look towards China. And so Chinese laborers are coming to help build transcontinental railroad. And then in 1882, that's when the U.S. Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. And that's the first piece of immigration legislation that's based on race. But the U.S.