The Japanese In America

                        The Japanese  In America

                            By ; R. Sarah Daniels

In 1843, the first known Japanese in America was rescued at sea by a whaler and brought to New Bedford,Massachusetts.Other than a few Japanese immigrants to Hawaii in1868,only 2,270 Japanese came to our shores in the decade between 1881 and 1890. In facts,the Japanese government did not even permits it's citizens to emigrate until 1885.During the 1890s,the door to America's West Coast began to be opened by Japanese immigrants.Between 1885 and 1924,some 200,000 Japanese citizens left Tokyo Bay for Hawaii, and some 180,000 more left with the intention of coming to the mainland.Initially most of these immigrants were men, as were initial waves of immigrants from most European countries.The Japanese were discriminated against because they were viewed as competitive labor. They were also a recognizably different ethnic group and consequently suffered the indignities of restrictive immigration quotas,not being allowed to own property and, perhaps worst of all, the detention of almost 70,000 native born Americans of Japanese ancestry in so - called '' relocation centers'' during World War 11.Despite many frustrations and obstacles,the Japanese experience has turned out to be a success story.One haiku, an especially exquisite form of Japanese poetry using only 17 syllables, voiced the omnipresent hope for a better life ;'' Huge dreams of fortune go with me to foreign lands, across the ocean.''Most Japanese - Americans today live in Hawaii,California,New york,Washington,Illinois and Florida.





The Japanese immigrants brought with them their tools and avid acceptance of technology as well as their appreciation for the arts.Hideyo Noguchi,a Japanese immigrant who came to America in 1899,was the first to isolate the syphilis germ.Dr.Leo Esaki,also aJapanese immigrant,received the Nobel Prized in Physics for his electron tunneling theories; and Makio Murayama was renowned for basic research on sickle - cell anemia.

Me,the author  of this short story is a Japanese - American citizen of America,my mother's ancestor is a Japanese,and my father is an American's with ancestor's  came from Europe somewhere in Ireland.But,I'm very proud  to be an American,and live in U.S.A..'' GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!