Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.

koto: A Japanese harp or zither.

Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

obitome: Clasp for an obi, or a kimono sash.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.

shamisen: A Japanese instrument, similar to a banjo.