Japanese immigrants in Hawaii

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_immigrants_in_Hawaii

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

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