Japanese Latin Americans

During World War II, 2,264 Latin Americans of Japanese ancestry were forcibly deported from their countries of residence and taken to the U.S. where they were placed in internment camps in order to be exchanged for Americans held by Japanese forces. Some 80 percent of the internees were Japanese Peruvians; the rest came from various Pacific-facing countries from Mexico to Chile. At the conclusion of the war, most of the interned Japanese Latin Americans were forced to leave the U.S. However, since many were initially barred from returning to their home countries, more than 900 Japanese Latin Americans were deported to war-devastated Japan. Over 350 Japanese Latin Americans remained in the U.S. and fought deportation in the courts. Eventually, about 100 managed to gain reentry to their home countries in Latin America. It was not until 1952 that those who stayed were allowed to begin the process of becoming U.S. permanent residents. Many later became U.S. citizens.

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Japanese Peruvian worker (ddr-csujad-33-64)
img Japanese Peruvian worker (ddr-csujad-33-64)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvian workers standing in a nursery. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_14_064
Japanese Peruvians, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-177)
img Japanese Peruvians, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-177)
Photographed are three Japanese Peruvian men walking through a path in a mountain and carrying rifles. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_28_178
Japanese Peruvian workers' housing (ddr-csujad-33-116)
img Japanese Peruvian workers' housing (ddr-csujad-33-116)
Photographed is probably a house for Japanese Peruvian plantation workers. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_20_115
Japanese Peruvian men, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-72)
img Japanese Peruvian men, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-72)
Photographed are three Japanese Peruvian men on a canoe for hunting. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_15_072
Japanese immigrant women to Peru (ddr-csujad-33-4)
img Japanese immigrant women to Peru (ddr-csujad-33-4)
A group photograph of Japanese immigrant women wearing kimonos. It appears to be taken on a passenger ship to Peru. One of them is holding a baby. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_01_003
Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-130)
img Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-130)
Photographed are two Japanese Peruvian workers. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_22_128
Japanese Peruvian men, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-86)
img Japanese Peruvian men, hunting (ddr-csujad-33-86)
A group photograph of Japanese Peruvian men in a mountain, probably for hunting. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_086
Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-197)
img Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-197)
A photograph of a Japanese Peruvian family. The handwritten note reads: 30 de enero de 1948. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 31. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_31_197
Aircraft in Peru (ddr-csujad-33-172)
img Aircraft in Peru (ddr-csujad-33-172)
Photographed is an aircraft taking off in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_28_173
Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-88)
img Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-88)
Photographed is a road in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_088
Llamas (ddr-csujad-33-181)
img Llamas (ddr-csujad-33-181)
Photographed are llamas in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 29. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_29_182
Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-20)
img Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-20)
A passport or ID photograph of a Japanese Peruvian man. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 4. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_04_020
Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-159)
img Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-159)
Photographed are two Japanese Peruvian men standing in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_26_158
Japanese Peruvian man and children (ddr-csujad-33-194)
img Japanese Peruvian man and children (ddr-csujad-33-194)
Photographed are a Japanese Peruvian man and children. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 30. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_30_196
Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-43)
img Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-43)
A photograph of a Japanese Peruvian family. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_09_043
Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-108)
img Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-108)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_107
Plantation building (ddr-csujad-33-89)
img Plantation building (ddr-csujad-33-89)
Photographed is probably a building for Japanese Peruvian plantation workers. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_189
Buildings in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-166)
img Buildings in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-166)
Photographed are buildings for the Japanese Peruvian workers in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 27. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_27_166
Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-44)
img Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-44)
A photograph of Japanese Peruvian man and woman in a plantation, posing in front of papaya trees. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_09_044
Japanese Peruvian men (ddr-csujad-33-38)
img Japanese Peruvian men (ddr-csujad-33-38)
A photograph of two Japanese Peruvian men. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_07_038
Japanese Peruvians (ddr-csujad-33-60)
img Japanese Peruvians (ddr-csujad-33-60)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvians. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_13_060
Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-124)
img Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-124)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_20_123
Plantation in Peru (ddr-csujad-33-67)
img Plantation in Peru (ddr-csujad-33-67)
Photographed is a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_15_067
Japanese Peruvian logger (ddr-csujad-33-135)
img Japanese Peruvian logger (ddr-csujad-33-135)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian logger. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_23_133
Logging (ddr-csujad-33-118)
img Logging (ddr-csujad-33-118)
Photographed is logging in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_20_117
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