issei

Noun

Meaning

issei (plural isseis or issei)

A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
Coordinate terms: nisei, sansei, yonsei

Examples

Aging The kanreki (還暦), a traditional, pre-modern Japanese rite of passage to old age at 60, was sometimes celebrated by the Issei and is now being celebrated by increasing numbers of Nisei. Source: Internet

Aging The kanreki (還暦), a traditional, pre-modern Japanese rite of passage to old age at 60, was sometimes celebrated by the Issei and is now being celebrated by increasing numbers of Nisei and a few Sansei. Source: Internet

An Issei doctor was appointed to manage each facility, and additional healthcare staff worked under his supervision, although the USPHS recommendation of one physician for every 1,000 inmates and one nurse to 200 inmates was not met. Source: Internet

Canadian Issei main Within Japanese-Canadian communities across Canada, three distinct subgroups developed, each with different sociocultural referents, generational identity, and wartime experiences. Source: Internet

For example, in 1890, only 25 Issei lived in Oregon. Source: Internet

Fujimori's political opponents tried unsuccessfully to prove that he was actually born in Japan — in which case he would have been Issei like his immigrant mother and father. Source: Internet

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