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[Japanese-American] [Hawaii] Okahata, J.H. A History of Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii. Honolulu: United Japanese Society of Hawaii, 1964. First edition. Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawaii. Extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps, and facsimiles, including portraits, military photographs, agricultural scenes, and community events. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, housed in the original printed slipcase. 714 pages. Large 8vo. A monumental institutional history, this work documents the migration, labor, and cultural life of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii from the late 19th century through statehood. Edited by J.H. Okahata and a large publication committee, the book provides a richly detailed chronology of Japanese settlement, including chapters on sugar plantation labor, community institutions, religious life, schools, and the political participation of Japanese Americans in Hawaii. Photographic sections depict early plantation workers, community gatherings, parades, and prominent leaders, alongside a striking series of "Cherry Blossom Queen" portraits. Issued bilingually with Japanese and English text, the volume illustrates both the Issei and the Nisei experience, reflecting the community's transpacific identity. The inclusion of pictorial spreads of laborers cutting cane in 1902, Japanese language school students, and mid-century cultural pageants provides a rare visual archive of Japanese American identity formation in Hawaii, situating this work as one of the most significant institutional publications of the postwar era. Edge wear and some fraying to slip case and covers, sunning to spine, otherwise binding solid, interior clean, with only occasional toning. Overall very good condition. This publication stands as one of the essential documentary resources for the study of Japanese diaspora communities, plantation labor history, and the development of Asian American identity in the Pacific.
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