Complex sentence: This was exemplified by the growing rate of Japanese fishermen in the early 1900s.In 1919,3,267 Japanese immigrants held fishing licenses, and 50 percent of the total licenses issued that year were issued to Japanese fishermen.
Split into simpler sentences: This was exemplified by the growing rate of Japanese fishermen in the early 1900s. By 1919,3,267 Japanese immigrants held fishing licenses, and 50 percent of the total licenses issued that year were issued to Japanese fishermen.