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Is•sei

Pronunciation: (ēs'sā'), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -sei.
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,is'sei'.Cf. Kibei, Nisei, Sansei.

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