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Sansei  

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  • Sansei are grandchildren of Japanese immigrants/emigrants, literally, “third generation” in Japanese. As with other generational terms for Japanese Americans in the United States (Issei, Nisei), Sansei refers to a specific cohort set of experiences as well as to generations in the United States and removed from Japan. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Sansei]

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