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Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人) are Americans of Japanese ancestry. 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 ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asian American group at around 1,469,637, including those of partial ancestry.
The list includes Issei (一世, "first generation") Japanese-born immigrants from Japan, and those who are multigenerational Japanese Americans.Cities considered to have significant Japanese American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1.0% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 2.0% of the total ...
A hospital, also designed by Hirose, opened in 1929 to serve the Japanese American community. [7] Further south, on Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor, a Japanese American fishing community was established, starting around 1906. [3] Prior to World War II, the community had grown to about 3,500 persons of Japanese ancestry. [8]
Matsumoto, Valerie J. Farming the Home Place: A Japanese American Community in California, 1919–1982 (1993) Modell John. The Economics and Politics of Racial Accommodation: The Japanese of Los Angeles, 1900–1942 (1977) Niiya, Brian, ed. (2001). Encyclopedia of Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present.
California has the largest Asian American population in the United States, and second highest proportion of Asian American residents, after Hawaii. As of the 2020 US census, there were over 6 million Asian Americans in California; 15.5% of the state's population. [3] If including those with partial Asian ancestry, this figure is around 17%.
The Japanese population of the South Bay is diverse, and many have mixed-race backgrounds due to the growing trend of inter-racial marriages. According to a study conducted by Japanese American Citizens League, between 2000 and 2009, the mixed race Japanese population in San Jose grew by 27.3%, while the monoracial Japanese population declined. [9]
California politicians of Japanese descent (25 P) Pages in category "Japanese-American culture in California" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) is an American 501(c) 3 non-profit organization based in Japantown in San Francisco, California.. The organization is dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing historical information and authentic interpretation about the experience of Japanese Americans.