Japanese Americans
Asian Pacific Islander group
Japanese Americans are Americans of Japanese ancestry.
The term encompasses both immigrants from Japan and their descendants born in the United States.
Japanese Americans faced severe discrimination during World War II, when over 120,000 were forcibly relocated to internment camps regardless of citizenship.
Generational terms mark the community: Issei (first generation immigrants), Nisei (second generation, born in America), Sansei (third generation).
Confinement in jail
- Executive Order 9066Wartime internment authorization decree
- ManzanarWWII incarceration site
- TopazGem-derived proper name
- JeromeName meaning sacred
relocation centers · redress · reparations · concentration camps · curfew · exclusion zones · barracks · guard towers
Women wed through exchanged photographs
- war bridesSpouses from conflict zones
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- generational identityShared traits of birth-era peers
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
bilingual · dual citizenship · mixed heritage · transnational · sojourners · returnees · heritage speakers · identity formation
Japanese ceremonial drum
- Cherry Blossom FestivalYearly event honoring flowering trees
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
- community centersPublic gathering facilities
Japanese-American district in LA
- JapantownJapanese American neighborhood
- ethnic enclaveArea where one group concentrates
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- urban communitiesPeople in densely settled areas
farming communities · flower markets · fishing industry · nurseries · truck farming · agricultural labor · community rebuilding
Land of one's forebears
- cultural identityBelonging through shared traditions
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- family historyRecord of ancestors
oral history · heritage tourism · language schools · ethnic pride · reconnection · ancestry research · family reunification
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- Executive Order 9066Wartime internment authorization decree
- ManzanarWWII incarceration site
- TopazGem-derived proper name
Jerome · relocation centers · redress · reparations · concentration camps · curfew · exclusion zones · barracks · guard towers · civil liberties
picture brides
Women wed through exchanged photographs
- war bridesSpouses from conflict zones
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- generational identityShared traits of birth-era peers
bicultural · bilingual · dual citizenship · mixed heritage · transnational · sojourners · returnees · heritage speakers · identity formation · intergenerational
taiko
Japanese ceremonial drum
- Cherry Blossom FestivalYearly event honoring flowering trees
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
Little Tokyo
Japanese-American district in LA
- JapantownJapanese American neighborhood
- ethnic enclaveArea where one group concentrates
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
urban communities · farming communities · flower markets · fishing industry · nurseries · truck farming · agricultural labor · community rebuilding
ancestral homeland
Land of one's forebears
- cultural identityBelonging through shared traditions
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
family history · oral history · heritage tourism · language schools · ethnic pride · reconnection · ancestry research · family reunification
- Asian diasporaKorean community, ethnic enclaves, Chinatown, Little Saigon, Koreatown
- Hawaii demographicsNative Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, population density, population growth, ethnic diversity
- Nikkei HistoryNikkei, internment, internment camps, Manzanar, Executive Order 9066
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- East AsiansHan Chinese, Korean, Chinese, Koreans, Mongolian
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
Japanese AmericansWhite Americans
U.S. European-descent population
Anglo-Americans · WASP · European Americans · Native Americans · African Americans
Japanese AmericansChinese Americans
U.S. residents of Han descent
Korean Americans · Vietnamese Americans · Filipino Americans · Indian Americans
Japanese, Americans, Japan, America, American, Americanize, Americanization, Americanism, un-American