The Japanese presence in Guerrero during the Twentieth century

Abstract

This text belongs to the progress of the thesis: Japanese migration to Mexico and its presence in the state of Guerrero during the 20th century, whose main objective is the identification of Japanese immigrants in various municipalities of the state of Guerrero, through documents located in the Archivo General de la Nación (AGN), civil, parish and census registries. Subsequently, an analysis was made of their migration process to determine if they were really established or were only temporarily in the places where they were located. Chronologically, the research starts from the arrival of the first Japanese migrants to Mexico and specializes in their establishment during the 20th century. Therefore, the effects of World War II are considered, such as the concentration in the center of the country, which affected their mobilization and permanence in their places of origin. In the case of the state of Guerrero, this measure caused the dismantling of a possible solid Japanese community, except for the existing association in Acapulco. This research aims to contribute both to studies on Japanese immigration in Mexico and to the regional history of Guerrero, as well as to reach the hands of their families, a task made possible thanks to dissemination.