[Japanese Americana]. [Paraguay]

Paraguai Iju Dokuhan [Paraguay Immigration Guide]

[Tokyo]: Taku Tsutomu Sho Taku Tsutomu-kyoku [Bureau of Colonial Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs], [1939]. 16pp. Original printed wrappers. Even toning, minor dust soiling. Very good. Item #5528

A short, but dense and illustrated guide to a Japanese agricultural colony founded in Paraguay during the 1930s. The settlement, called "La Colmena," was established outside Asuncion by a Japanese land company in 1936, after Brazil all but halted immigration by Japanese to their own country in 1934. The community was small and did not consist of more than a thousand people by the full onset of World War II. In addition to containing vital information concerning the operation of this small Japanese settlement, the present work is illustrated by a number of photographic reproductions of residents at work and in the community. We could not locate a copy in OCLC.

Price: $1,500.00