One early success was Kikutaro Matsumoto. who arrived in Hawaii in 1891 at the age of 24. Starting as a laborer in a fertilizer plant. he later became a building contractor and is cited as the first Japanese American millionaire. As the son of one of these immigrant plantation workersand one who has benefited from the hardships endured by the first generation of Japanese in AmericaI am convinced that American Democracyan idea dedicated to the freedom and dignity of the individual. regardless of race. color. or creedcan be made to work. It is this commitment to a dynamic. progressive democracy that I would most like to transmit to other Americans of minority groups. particularly the younger generation. As a child in school.
Keywords matched
immigrant