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Nisei (?? , lit. second generation) are people, or a person, of Japanese
ancestry and the first generation to be born abroad. Their parents who
emigrated are known as Issei, or first generation; subsequent generations
are known as sansei and yonsei. These terms are in common use in countries
such as Brazil, the United States, and Canada, where there are significant
communities of Japanese immigrants and their descendants.
American Nisei during WWII During WWII, Americans of Japanese ancestry
living in the United States, including the Nisei, were forcibly interned
with their parents, because the public opinion feared that they would be
disloyal in the war against Japan. Note that the much larger
Japanese-American community in Hawaii was not interned, and that no acts of
sabotage were ever committed by Japanese Americans in any part of the US.
Most Japanese Americans who fought in WWII were Nisei. The 100th Infantry
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