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Yonsei (fourth-generation Nikkei)
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Yonsei (四世 lit. fourth generation) is a term used in geographic areas outside of Japan to specify the child of at least one Sansei parent. A Sansei (third generation) is the child of at least one Nisei parent. A Nisei (second generation) is the child of at least one Issei parent. An Issei is a Japanese person who emigrated from Japan. For the vast majority of Yonsei in North America, their Issei ancestors emigrated from Japan between the 1880s and 1924. Typically, if a person is Yonsei, some of his or her great-grandparents are Japanese. The term Yonsei Japanese American refers specifically to Yonsei residents of the United States.
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