History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from ‘The North American Times’ This series explores the history of the pre-war Japanese community in Seattle, by reviewing articles in “The North American Times,” which have been digitally archived by the University of Washington and Hokubei Hochi Foundation (hokubeihochi.org/digital-archive). Publication of this series is a joint project with discovernikkei.org. Part 9 Nisei Education in Japanese Schools, concluded Continues from March 10
History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from ‘The North American Times’ This series explores the history of the pre-war Japanese community in Seattle, by reviewing articles in “The North American Times,” which have been digitally archived by the University of Washington and Hokubei Hochi Foundation (hokubeihochi.org/digital-archive). Publication of this series is a joint project with discovernikkei.org. . In this chapter, I will introduce articles from 1918 to about 1920 on picture-bride marriages which peaked around 1910.
In chapter 2 (NAP, Aug 27), I introduced Manjiro Morita and Masajiro Furuya, who moved to Seattle around 1890 and were referred to as the “founding” Japanese.
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