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Japanese Mexicans are Mexican citizens of Japanese descent. Organized Japanese immigration to Mexico occurred in the 1890s with the foundation of a coffee-growing colony in the state of Chiapas . Although this initiative failed, it was followed by greater immigration from 1900 to the beginning of World War II .
In 1941 the Mexican government began forcing Japanese from a zone in northern Mexico near the U.S. border and along the Pacific Ocean to move out. [5] They were permitted to move to Guadalajara or Mexico City, so the Mexican government could more easily control them and engage in surveillance.
Japanese tea ceremony in Mexico City. Most Japanese immigrants came from Okinawa, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Aichi, and Miyagi prefectures. The Liceo Mexicano Japonés in Mexico City was founded, in part, to preserve Japanese culture. There has been a notable influx of young Japanese artists into Mexico since 1978, who have settled mostly in Mexico City.
Mexican people of Japanese descent (2 C, 38 P) Pages in category "Japanese diaspora in Mexico" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Mexican politicians of Japanese descent (4 P) Pages in category "Mexican people of Japanese descent" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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Alberto T. Arai- architect, theorist and writer; Eduardo Auyón- artist and cultural promoter; Helen Bickham- artist; Alejandro Honda- painter, puppeteer (); Leonel Maciel- artist; member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana
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