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Social Studies 8 - Plantation Life: Ethnic Groups

Filipinos

Filipino History in Hawaii before 1946: The Sakada Years of Filipinos in Hawaii
By Ruben Alcantara. evols University of Hawaii.
Filipino Workers in Hawaii, 1926
Collection of photographs from the University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Portuguese

Portuguese Immigration to Hawaiian Islands
By. A. Marques. Thrum's Hawaiian Annual 1886 p. 74-78 (88) evols University of Hawaii.
Portuguese Immigrants in the United States -- Chronology for Portuguese Immigration
From the Library of Congress.

Chinese

Chinese in Hawaii: A Historical and Demographic Perspective.
By Eleanor C Nordyke and Richard K.C. Lee. evols University of Hawaii.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser Newspaper (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Search for articles including:
Hawaii's Chinese Roots Run Deep Through Isle History (Feb. 23 2018)

Japanese

Immigration: Issei the first generation
From the Smithsonian, an exhibit on Issei, first generation Japanese immigrants.
Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920
By Masayo Duus. University of California Press
Okinawa Migrants to Hawaii
By Y. Scott Matsumoto Hawaiian Journal of History, volume 16, 1982. evols. University of Hawaii.