The term 'Issei' refers to which group within the Japanese American community?
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Correct answer: First-generation immigrants born in Japan
The Issei were the first generation to immigrate and, at the time of the war, were legally barred from becoming naturalized U.S. citizens. Their children, the Nisei, were citizens by birthright.
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