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SHIPS - Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part I

Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for Part I of a discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship and the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of History and Ethnic Studies Dr. Kelli Nakamura. In this episode, you’ll learn about how the American Civil War and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 fueled a need for sugar plantation workers in Hawai’i. You will also hear about the practice of picture brides, or arranged marriages where partners were selected by photos and personal recommendations of friends and family. To learn more about SHIPS visit shiphistory.org/ships. Subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory Learn more about SSHSA at www.sshsa.org. Check out our education program at www.shiphistory.org/education. Follow us on social media: Facebook:   / steamshiphistoricalsociety   Twitter:   / sshsa   Instagram:   / shiphistory