Departure & Arrivals | Chapter 1 | Okage Sama De Virtual Tours

Departure & Arrivals explores what brought Japanese immigrants to Hawai'i over a century ago. Since the first arrivals in Hawaiʻi of the Gannenmono (First People) in 1868, we've asked "Why did they leave behind everything they knew in Japan for a foreign land?" Long-time volunteer docent, John Okutani, will guide you in understanding the journey of the first Japanese immigrants and the lives they pioneered in Hawai'i for themselves and future generations to come.

日本語字幕付き (Japanese subtitles available)

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Okage Sama De Exhibit
2:00 Immigration to Hawai'i
2:35 Gannenmono
4:55 Kanyaku Imin
5:50 Free Immigration Period
6:15 Restricted Immigration
6:55 Asian Exclusion Act
7:13 John's Family
9:28 Kachikan Values
11:42 Closing

About Okage Sama De virtual tours
Okage Sama De "I Am What I Am Because of You" is the permanent exhibit located at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i (JCCH) gallery that chronicles the journey of the Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Hawai'i from the first immigrants, or gannenmono, to the current day.

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