discrimination, racism, and prejudice from white Americans. They

were first viewed as economic competition. The Japanese

Americans were then forced into internment camps simply because

The Japanese first began to immigrate to the United States

in 1868. At first they came in small numbers. US Census records

show only 55 in 1870 and 2,039 in 1890. After that, they came in

much greater numbers, reaching 24,000 in 1900, 72,000 in 1910,

and 111,000 in 1920.(Parrillo,287) Most settled in the western

Many families in Japan followed the practice of

primogeniture, which is when the eldest son inherits the entire

estate. This was a "push" factor. Because of primogeniture,

"second and third sons came to the United States to seek their

fortunes."(Parrillo,287) The promise of economic prosperity and

the hope for a better life for their children were two "pull"

factors. These foreign-born Japanese were known as Issei (first

generation). They filled a variety of unskilled jobs in

railroads, farming, fishing, and domestic services. (Klimova,1)

The Japanese encountered hostility and discriminati

please direct them to apply at the Chinese

employment; therefore, most of them entered agricultural work.

"Superintendent, Aaron Altmann, advised the city's principals:

Education passed a policy sending Japanese children to a

education. Their numbers are increasing in the professional

Asia, Ask. "Linking The Past to Present: Asian Americans Then and

The Japanese farmers were very knowledgeable of cultivation,

surrounded by police. Within the first day, the FBI arrested

the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans:

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