Mr. President. today I wish to discuss one of the great triumphs of a peoplethe growth. development. and acceptance of Americans of Japanese ancestry in the United States. Last year on June 7. 1969. a California historical landmark was dedicated at Gold Hill in Eldorado County. to mark the site of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony. the first recognized settlement of Japanese immigrants to the continental United States. This observance marked the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese to establish permanent residence in this country. Just prior to the close of the first session of the 91st Congress I was presented with a copy of a book entitled. "Nisei: The Quiet Americans." The book was written by Mr: Bill Hosokawa and published by William Morrow & Co.
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