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Keywords:  emigrate, immigrant, japan, ineligible, war
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Immigrants from Japan who by law were unable to become U.S. citizens.
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Japanese immigrant to the US
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The first generation of immigrant Japanese Americans, most of whom came to the United States between 1885 and 1924. The issei were ineligible for U.S. citizenship and considered "enemy aliens" during World War II.
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Keywords:  tsure, shite, chorus, song, dance
A song centering on the higher register that may immediately follow issei music or may introduce a dance. Often shared by shite and the tsure or chorus.
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