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Issei

Japanese people who were the first generation of immigrants from Japan
Class type of: Japanese diaspora, immigrant Q159090

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
ethnic group, generation, social status[2][3]
Followed by
nisei[4]
Subclass of
Japanese diaspora, immigrant[5][6]
🏷️ Also known as
en issei en Issei en isseis en Isseis ar إيسيي fa ایسی ja 1世 ja 一世 ja 日系1世 ja 日系一世 ko 잇세이 ru Иссэй
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Issei
Freebase ID
/m/0cn54
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120_rx48
Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms ID
dg2017060088
Sage Social Science Thesaurus ID
issei
SocioMap ID
SM496886

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
ethnic group, generation, social status
Subclass of 2
Japanese diaspora, immigrant
Followed by 1
nisei
Followed by (predecessor) 1
nisei
← Main subject 1
Dirty Hearts
← SNARC ID 1
Tushka Bergen
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Summary

Issei is an ethnic group[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SocioMap ID → SM496886
    "Created claim: SocioMap ID: SM496886, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  2. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → nisei
    Instance of → ethnic group, generation, social status
    Subclass of → Japanese diaspora, immigrant
    "Changed claim: Subclass of: immigrant, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect immigrant → immigrant (…"
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