| 概要 |
This presentation will highlight the political, economic, and social forces behind the settlement of Japanese migrants on the Texas-Mexico border, beginning with the departure of migrants from Japan in the early twentieth century who joined thousands of Japanese migrating to and moving across the Americas. These migrants settled in these regions, often married local Mexican women, and established businesses that had regional impact. In describing the departure, arrival, and settlement Japanese migrants, Estrella emphasizes the importance of South Texas and northeast Mexico as sites of transpacific migrations. Estrella engages with archival materials found in Mexico, Japan, and the U.S. and oral histories with descendants of Japanese migrants to fully understand the transnational networks that facilitated Japanese immigration and led to the formation of Japanese communities at the southern Texas-Mexico border. |
