Nisei
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- noun
- /ˈniˌseɪ/
- US
- Born in the United States, the Nisei were citizens, while American law refused citizenship to their parents.
- Nisei girls
- Nisei boys
- Nisei women
Examples
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The community owed the relative peace to Chizu Sanada, the Nisei spouse of a Filipino.
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Attending high school was thus unusual for Nisei girls during the first three decades.
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Indeed, teaching provided Nisei women with the opportunity to help their parents financially.
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And, as already noted, Nisei girls often insisted on remaining in school.
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In keeping with Japanese values, Nisei men took precedence over Nisei women.
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On the other hand, teaching was the profession most accessible to the Nisei in Hawai'i.
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Teaching was thus an important avenue of upward mobility for both Nisei men and women in Hawai'i.
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A 1949 report listed Nisei children in Los Angeles orphanages needing foster care.
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But changes were occurring, and Nisei school enrollments were gradually coming to reflect American norms.
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The Nisei played a crucial role in bridging the cultural gap between their Japanese heritage and American society.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nisei comes from two Japanese parts: ni meaning 'two' and sei meaning 'generation' or 'born'. So a Nisei is the 'second generation', a person born in a new country to Japanese immigrant parents.