The Issei of the Salinas Valley Bunny tag Written by Chris Aihara

Written by Chris Aihara

the original JANM logo

and stunning original art are woven together to examine the history

Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar

Challenging the notion that Nikkei individuals before and during World War II were helpless pawns manipulated by forces beyond their control

The Issei of the Salinas Valley Bunny tag Written by Chris AiharaThe Issei of the Salinas Valley: Japanese Pioneer Families By Mae Sakasegawa and Lynn Sakasegawa. With contributions by Caroline T. Haskell. This book is dedicated to the Issei, the first generation of Japanese to come to the United States. These Issei trace their Salinas origins to the 19th century. They came to find peace in 1900s Japan in economic and social turmoil. They came to find the American Dream which they believed they could achieve