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Japanese Americans: The Struggle between Freedom and Discrimination
Summary: A history of Japanese immigration to the United States and how they established themselves economically, socially and through religion in their new home.
Many people of different ethnicities in the United States of America were pushed around and have been helpless victims of discrimination. They also were given little appreciation of their strengths and struggle with diversity. In Japan, in the early 1940s, Japanese people have suffered with many issues in Japan that led them to the immigration to America. These issues were many things including: governmental issues concerning the economy, freedom to chose whatever religion the wanted, and to have better lifestyles and businesses that would benefit them and their family. Another reason why the Japanese had come to the U.S is because their country required that Japanese men go to Hawaii and work in the sugar plantations. In 1861 to 1870 about 186 immigrants came to the United States. Most of them had been tourists, businessmen, and students. (Japanese 3) The Japanese mainly came to the United States of America to start...
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