Though the Issei were excluded from citizenship, their children— called Nisei—were American citizens by virtue of birth in the United States. The Issei, partly as a result of being excluded from American society, retained most of the customs and language of the old country and tried to pass them on to their children. The Nisei, however, were thoroughly American in culture (with the exception of a group called Kibei, who were sent to Japan for their education). They wore the same clothes as American children, spoke the same language, played baseball, and attended the same schools. Yoshiko Uchida writes:
In spite of the complete blending.....
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