Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人, Hepburn: Nikkei Amerikajin) are Americans who are fully or partially of Japanese descent, especially those who identify with that ancestry and its cultural characteristics.
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| Total population | |
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| 773,714[1] 0.2% of the total U.S. population (2018) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hawaii, the West Coast and urban areas elsewhere. | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Japanese and Hawaiian Pidgin | |
| Religion | |
| 33% Protestantism 32% Unaffiliated 25% Buddhism 4% Catholicism 4% Shinto[2][3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese people, Ryukyuan Americans |
Statistics
Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest Asian American group at around 773,000, including those of partial ancestry.[1] According to the 2010 census, the largest Japanese American communities were found in California with 272,528, Hawaii with 185,502, New York with 37,780, Washington with 35,008, Illinois with 17,542, and Ohio with 16,995.[4] Southern California has the largest Japanese American population in North America. The city of Gardena holds the densest Japanese American population in the 48 contiguous states.[5]
Internment camps
During World War II, Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps.[6]
Japanese Americans Media
- Nyssa, Oregon. Japanese-American farm worker digital file from original neg.jpg
Japanese American in Nyssa, Oregon, 1931
- Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, (Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, Calif.) (LOC).jpg
Japanese American war camp in 1943 (AUG. 1943)
- Seattle - Nihon Go Gakko 01.jpg
Nihon Go Gakko in Seattle
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Seigakuin Atlanta International School on March 23, 2014
- USA-San Jose-Betsuin Buddhist Church-1.jpg
San Jose Betsuin Buddhist Temple
- Patsy Mink 1994 portrait (cropped).tif
Patsy Mink entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1965 as the first Asian-American woman in Congress.
- Japanese Village Plaza, Little Tokyo (19293489684).jpg
Little Tokyo Village in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo
- Miyako Mall, Japan Center interior 2.JPG
Miyako Mall in San Francisco's Japantown
- Seattle - Uwajimaya Village 02.jpg
Uwajimaya Village in Seattle
- Daniel Inouye Official Photo 2009.jpg
Senator Inouye of Hawaii was named the President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 2010, becoming the highest ranking Asian American in congressional history.
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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