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1868: Japanese and other foreign workers enter Hawai‘i
Japanese laborers arrive in Hawai‘i, followed by Korean workers in 1903, and Filipino workers in 1906.
- Theme
- Land and Water
- Region
- Hawai‘i
This 1890 photograph shows another generation of Japanese immigrants arriving in Hawai‘i.
Courtesy Hawai‘i State Archives