Title: The Magic of Cultural Diversity in Hawaii - Panda Travel ®
Headings: Diversity in Hawaii
Diversity in Hawaii
The Reason for Diversity in Hawaii
Asia
Chinese
Japanese
Filipinos
Koreans
Europe and North America
Americans
Portuguese
Pacific Islands
Hawaiians
Other Pacific Islanders
Latin America
Puerto Ricans

Content: Japanese
The Japanese immigrated to Hawaii to work on the plantations in the early 1800s. However, from 1869 to 1885, Japan banned emigration to Hawaii. This is because it did not want their citizens to become foreign laborers. However, when the country lifted the ban, Japanese began settling in large numbers in Hawaii. As with Chinese immigrants, they tried to stay in touch with their heritage. They did this by sending their children to Japanese language schools. And they continued their cultural and religious practices of their home country. At its peak in 1920, over 40% of Hawaii’s residents were of Japanese ancestry. Because of this, it was not practical to intern Hawaii Japanese-Americans in relocation camps during World War II. But this was in stark contrast to the experience of Japanese-Americans living on the US mainland.