page_title: History of Japanese Americans
hierarchical_section_title: History of Japanese Americans
caption_attribution_description: English: Original caption: "The parade on Japanese Day, as it appeared coming down Second Avenue, Seattle, passing through the Welcome Arch erected by the city for the Exposition". "The Exposition" would be the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
context_page_description: Japanese American history is the history of Japanese Americans or the history of ethnic Japanese in the United States. People from Japan began immigrating to the U.S. in significant numbers following the political, cultural, and social changes stemming from the 1868 Meiji Restoration. Large-scale Japanese immigration started with immigration to Hawaii during the first year of the Meiji period in 1868.
context_section_description: Japanese American history is the history of Japanese Americans or the history of ethnic Japanese in the United States. People from Japan began immigrating to the U.S. in significant numbers following the political, cultural, and social changes stemming from the 1868 Meiji Restoration. Large-scale Japanese immigration started with immigration to Hawaii during the first year of the Meiji period in 1868.
caption: Japanese Day parade in Seattle, during the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition of 1909
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