• Source: Japanese in Texas

Japanese Texans are Japanese Americans living in Texas.




History



In 1902, the Houston Chamber of Commerce requested help from Japanese Consul General Sadatsuchi Uchida in improving Texas rice production techniques. At least thirty attempts were made by Japanese to grow rice in the state at this time, with two of the most successful colonies being one founded by Seito Saibara in 1903 in Webster, and another by Kichimatsu Kishi in 1907 east of Beaumont. Within three years of Seito's farm being established, area rice harvest nearly doubled. By 1910, the Japanese population was around 300.
A second wave of Japanese began arriving in 1920, some moving from California to avoid discrimination there. Although conditions were better than some other states, Japanese families attempting to move to Texas were turned away by a hostile mob in 1921, and the Texas legislature, following the precedent set by the California Alien Land Law of 1913, passed its own law restricting Japanese ownership of land. The Immigration Act of 1924 severely limited Japanese immigration to the country, and most Japanese moving to the state during this period were second or third-generation members of the Japanese diaspora.
In 1940, there were around 500 Japanese living in Texas. In response to anti-Japanese discrimination following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Jingu family which maintained the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio were evicted and the garden was renamed the Chinese Tea Garden. (The name was restored in 1984). During World War II, camps used for the internment of Japanese Americans in Texas included the Crystal City Internment Camp, the Kenedy Allen Detention Camp at Kenedy, Texas, the Federal Reformatory for Women in Seagoville, Fort Bliss in El Paso, and Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The University of Texas at Austin offered classes to some internees.




Japanese Texans


Frank Fujita
Conan Gray
John Ishiyama
Riki Kobayashi
Jay Kochi
Naoko Shibusawa
William Tsutsui




See also



History of the Japanese in Houston
Japanese School of Dallas
Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston




Further reading


"LibGuides: Ethnic Texans: Japanese Texans". LibGuides at University of Texas at San Antonio. May 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2023.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Half Japanese
• Mina (penyanyi Jepang)
• Amerika Serikat
• Sen Katayama
• Mike Shinoda
• Sidang Militer Internasional untuk Timur Jauh
• Perang Dunia II
• Simbolisme bunyi dalam bahasa Jepang
• Soekarno
• X (media sosial)
• Japanese in Texas
• Invention of the integrated circuit
• Japanese Americans
• Kenedy, Texas
• Anti-Japanese sentiment
• Internment of Japanese Americans
• Japanese war crimes
• Japanese Peruvians
• Austin, Texas
• Demographics of Texas