Japanese Peruvians

Japanese Peruvians

infobox ethnic group
group = Japanese Peruvians


caption = Japanese Peruvians: Alberto Fujimori •
poptime = 170,000 [http://www.universia.edu.pe/noticias/principales/destacada.php?id=65889]
popplace = Lima, La Libertad Department, Lambayeque Department
langs = Spanish and Japanese
rels = Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Shintoism
related= Japanese Brazilian, Asian Latinos

Japanese Peruvians (Spanish: "Japonés Peruano", Japanese: "Nikkei Perujin") are people of Japanese ancestry who were born in or immigrated to Peru. This ethnic group, together with other East Asians, comprises approximately 3% of the total population of Peru. Japanese Peruvians, estimated at over 170,000, comprise the second largest ethnic Japanese population in Latin America after Brazil (1.5 million [1999 Lama, Abraham "Home is where the heartbreak is" December 30, 2006 [http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/AJ16Dh01.html] ] ).

Historically, Japanese immigrants arrived from Okinawa; but also from Gifu-ken, Hiroshima-ken, Kanagawa-ken and Osaka. Many arrived as farmers or to work in the fields, but after their respective contracts were completed, settled in the cities. Due to economic instability in the 1980s, many Japanese Peruvians left for Japan and the United States, although some have since returned.

Today, the occupations of Japanese Peruvians vary due to the fact that most of them are very well educated people, ranging from substantial ranks in finance and academia, to catering and hospitality. Japanese Peruvians have a considerable economic position in Peru. [1999 Lama, Abraham "Home is where the heartbreak is" December 30, 2006 [http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/AJ16Dh01.html] ]

Second and third generation Peruvians are referred to as "nisei" and "sansei" in Japanese.

Notable figures

*Alberto Fujimori: Former President
*Keiko Fujimori: Former First Lady, Congresswoman and businesswoman (daughter of Alberto Fujimori)
*Santiago Fujimori: lawyer (brother of Alberto Fujimori)
*Susana Higuchi: Former First Lady
*Eduardo Tokeshi: artist
*José Watanabe: poet
*Jaime Yoshiyama: Imprisoned politician
*Jorge Hirano: international footballer
*Ernesto Arakaki: international footballer
*David Soria Yoshinari: international footballer
*Fernando Iwasaki: writer

ee also

*Chinese Peruvian
*Asian Latin American

References

External links

* [http://www.apj.org.pe/ Association website]
* http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/1808 (Eulogio Nishiyama)
* http://josewatanabe.tripod.com/antesala.htm (José Watanabe)


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