Issei

Issei
/ees"say"/, n., pl. Issei.
1. a Japanese who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
2. any Japanese immigrant to the U.S.
Also, issei. Cf. Kibei, Nisei, Sansei.
[1935-40; < Japn, equiv. to is first + sei generation (earlier it-sei, it-sei < MChin, equiv. to Chin one + sheng birth)]

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