ASAMST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mitsui & Co., Inoue Kaoru, Japanese In Hawaii
6 Dec 2018
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Consul general and special agent of board of immigration for kingdom of hawaii. Foreign advisor to japanese foreign minister inoue kaoru and head of. No backing or blessing by the chinese government. Contracts ended, chinese moved out of plantations, secondary labor. Irwin convention: strict supervision, certain education level, interview process to go overseas. Strict supervision by japanese and hawaii governments. 1898 hawaii annexed into us making chinese exclusion applicable. 1920, japanese women over 80% of entire female workforce in hawaii. Japan"s modernization drive; women were 60% of the labor force. Japanese government major world power and was concerned with its image and very concerned with what type of people left the country. Us excluded chinese entry but negotiated japanese numbers. Fear of mother in law in japan. Sexual anxiety among those passed marriage age. Husbands reasons for using picture bride system. Most japanese immigrant men at low end of pay. Sought service at home and extra income.
