Japanese immigrants in Hawaii

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Obon_Festival
gptkb:Bon_Dance
Buddhist temples
Japanese language schools
gptkbp:descendantsKnownAs gptkb:Yonsei
gptkb:Sansei
Nisei
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:firstArrivalYear 1868
gptkbp:firstGroupName gptkb:Gannenmono
gptkbp:historicalName largest ethnic group in Hawaii (early 20th century)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese immigrants in Hawaii
gptkbp:integration significant assimilation into Hawaiian society
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Japanese
gptkbp:majorWaveStartYear 1885
gptkbp:migratory labor on sugar plantations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:World_War_II_internment
gptkb:442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team
plantation labor strikes
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Honpa_Hongwanji_Mission_of_Hawaii
gptkb:Hawaii_Japanese_School
gptkb:Hawaii_United_Okinawa_Association
gptkb:Japanese_Cultural_Center_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mazie_Hirono
gptkb:Spark_Matsunaga
gptkb:Colleen_Hanabusa
gptkb:George_Ariyoshi
Daniel Inouye
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Honolulu
gptkb:Maui
gptkb:Hilo
Aiea
Kauai
Oahu
Pearl City
Wahiawa
Waipahu
gptkbp:population about 16% (2020 Census, Japanese ancestry in Hawaii)
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 185,000 (2020 Census, Japanese ancestry in Hawaii)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Chinese_immigrants_in_Hawaii
gptkb:Filipino_immigrants_in_Hawaii
gptkb:Okinawan_immigrants_in_Hawaii
Korean immigrants in Hawaii
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Shinto
gptkbp:status third largest ethnic group in Hawaii (2020 Census)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liliuokalani_Park_and_Gardens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7