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''[[Japan| | ''[[Japan|Japan]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Japan_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
'''Emigrant Passenger Lists and Assorted Papers on Emigrant Shipping ''(Ryokaku Meibo to Imin Unsosen Mondai Zakken)'' ''' | '''Emigrant Passenger Lists and Assorted Papers on Emigrant Shipping ''(Ryokaku Meibo to Imin Unsosen Mondai Zakken)''''' | ||
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It is almost impossible, however, to find information on these records because they are listed by the shipping company name and some of the destinations where people are going. If you search by the name of the author (Diplomacy Record Office), you will get a list of the records by title (for example, ''List of Workers Going to Hawaii''). These records are in Japanese. Ask someone who knows Japanese to help you search them by rolling through the microfilm one entry at a time. Once they are indexed, these records will be much easier to use. | It is almost impossible, however, to find information on these records because they are listed by the shipping company name and some of the destinations where people are going. If you search by the name of the author (Diplomacy Record Office), you will get a list of the records by title (for example, ''List of Workers Going to Hawaii''). These records are in Japanese. Ask someone who knows Japanese to help you search them by rolling through the microfilm one entry at a time. Once they are indexed, these records will be much easier to use. | ||
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Immigration records must be searched by locality for lists. For example, search by California, San Francisco – Emigration and immigration records. | Immigration records must be searched by locality for lists. For example, search by California, San Francisco – Emigration and immigration records. | ||
Most incoming passenger arrival lists for the United States have been indexed and are available online at Ancestry.com ($), a subscription website, such as:<br> | Most incoming passenger arrival lists for the United States have been indexed and are available online at Ancestry.com ($), a subscription website, such as:<br> | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1502 Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger Lists, 1900-1953] (a free index to these records is also available at {{RecordSearch|1913398|FamilySearch}}) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1502 Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger Lists, 1900-1953] (a free index to these records is also available at {{RecordSearch|1913398|FamilySearch}}) | ||