Japanese I

When did they immigrate to Hawaii?

● They arrived here on February 8,
1885
● 153 Immigrants
 3 unique influences Japanese had on Hawaiians
Language: Japanese helped influence
the language we still use till this day.
(Pidgin) Ex: shishi-pee, tako-octopus

Food: They brought salted fish which

became lomi lomi salmon, bentos,
sashimi, tofu and shoyu. Also they
brought along their famous musubi.
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Tradition: They made Buddhist temples
on every plantation. As they became
more established in the plantation they
were able to spread their religion and
teach others Japanese traditions.
 Japanese Pidgin
The most commonly used Japanese Pidgin
English, Bamboo English and Yokohama Pidgin
Japanese are extinct. One form of JPE that is
still spoken nowadays is Hawaiian Japanese
Pidgin English. YPJ is spoken in the second half
of the 19th century in Yokohama, Kobe and
Nagasaki. Bamboo english is spoken by U.S.
army personnel and local Japanese after WWII
and later transplanted to South Korea. JPE that
exists in Hawaiian Pidgin is brought by
immigrants who worked on the plantation.
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Hawaiian Pidgin English is the legacy of JPE, the
main speakers of JPE will be Hawaiian Pidgin
English speakers, which are local Hawaii
residences. In the U.S. Census Bureau Report,
Hawaiian Pidgin has 335 speakers. Hawaiian
Pidgin is recognized as the official language in the
state of Hawaii. Another branch of JPE spoken is
located in Western Australia state: Beagle Bay,
Broome, Derby, La Grange, Lombardinie, One Arm
Point, which has 40 second language speakers.
And some of the words the japanese use for pidgin
is
How has pidgin shaped the local culture of Hawai‘i?
- A pidgin is not a native language, it
comes from people that speak many
other languages.
- Pidgin is what many locals speak
daily. So you could still be a local but
if you don’t speak pidgin others might
won’t notice your local.
- Nowadays, Pidgins have evolved
into creole languages. Pidgin English
has begun recently recognized as an
official language in Hawaii.
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