Japanese Migration To America

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Japanese immigrant came to America for many reasons, to start a new life. America as we know it is a land of many opportunities thus, like many of our immigrant brethren, the Japanese people were here to seize it. The demand for new immigration labor has risen in the late 1880’s (Eiichro), because of this new demand for labor to help build railroads; Japanese’s were recruit from many areas, the opportunities that this new labor income gave the Japanese a goal, a goal to reach a new life. From here, using the money the Japanese people saved, they’re able to buy land for farming. Although, through envy they were discriminated which lead to a lot of anti-Japanese’s attitude (Eiichro). The Japanese goal was to accrue money, save, and go back

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