Concept information
Preferred term
Japanese Americans
Definition
- Japanese Americans are residents or citizens of the United States whose ancestry is Japanese or Okinawan. Okinawa, formerly an independent nation, was annexed by Japan in the late 19th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Japanese Americans]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Japanese_Americans
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