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'''Motoyuki Negoro''' (June 14, 1875-April 18, 1939) was a [[journalist]] and [[Strike action|strike leader]] in [[Hawaii]].
== Early life ==
Negoro was born in 1875 in [[Wakayama Prefecture]], Japan. After attending school for a couple years in his hometown, he decided to go to America and study law. He earned a law degree from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1903, one of the first awarded by the school.<ref></ref>
== Hawaii ==
After graduation, Negoro moved to Hawaii, where he wrote for the ''Hawai Shimpo''. Though he had a law degree, he was not allowed to practice because he was a [[Alien (law)|resident alien]], not a citizen. Instead, he was a clerk and interpreter at the Atkinson and Quarles law firm.<ref></ref>
In 1908, Negoro, Yokichi Tasaka, [[Keiho Soga|Yasutaro Soga]], and [[Fred Kinzaburo Makino]], formed the Higher Wage Association (''Zokyu Kisei Kai),'' and protested the low wages that Japanese [[Sugar plantations in Hawaii|plantation workers]] were paid.<ref></ref> During the same year, Negoro began writing for the ''[[Nippu Jiji]],'' which was published by Soga. He wrote articles that fanned the flames of the 1909 Sugar Strike, and established himself as one of the leaders.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref> Negoro, Soga, and Makino were arrested during the strike and sentenced to ten months in jail and a $300 fine. They were pardoned and released after four months, on July 4, 1910.<ref></ref>
After the strike broke, Negoro returned to Japan and worked in Makino's brother's trading company. In November 1914, Negoro came back to Hawaii and began writing for the [[Hawaii Hochi|''Hawaii Hochi'']], Makino's newspaper and ''Nippu Jiji'''s competitor. In 1917, he returned to Japan for good.<ref name=":0" /> He died in [[Tokyo]] on April 18, 1939.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref>
== Selected bibliography ==
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== References ==
[[Category:1875 births]]
[[Category:1939 deaths]]
[[Category:Japanese journalists]]
[[Category:Japanese activists]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni]]
[[Category:People from Wakayama Prefecture]]
== Early life ==
Negoro was born in 1875 in [[Wakayama Prefecture]], Japan. After attending school for a couple years in his hometown, he decided to go to America and study law. He earned a law degree from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1903, one of the first awarded by the school.<ref></ref>
== Hawaii ==
After graduation, Negoro moved to Hawaii, where he wrote for the ''Hawai Shimpo''. Though he had a law degree, he was not allowed to practice because he was a [[Alien (law)|resident alien]], not a citizen. Instead, he was a clerk and interpreter at the Atkinson and Quarles law firm.<ref></ref>
In 1908, Negoro, Yokichi Tasaka, [[Keiho Soga|Yasutaro Soga]], and [[Fred Kinzaburo Makino]], formed the Higher Wage Association (''Zokyu Kisei Kai),'' and protested the low wages that Japanese [[Sugar plantations in Hawaii|plantation workers]] were paid.<ref></ref> During the same year, Negoro began writing for the ''[[Nippu Jiji]],'' which was published by Soga. He wrote articles that fanned the flames of the 1909 Sugar Strike, and established himself as one of the leaders.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref> Negoro, Soga, and Makino were arrested during the strike and sentenced to ten months in jail and a $300 fine. They were pardoned and released after four months, on July 4, 1910.<ref></ref>
After the strike broke, Negoro returned to Japan and worked in Makino's brother's trading company. In November 1914, Negoro came back to Hawaii and began writing for the [[Hawaii Hochi|''Hawaii Hochi'']], Makino's newspaper and ''Nippu Jiji'''s competitor. In 1917, he returned to Japan for good.<ref name=":0" /> He died in [[Tokyo]] on April 18, 1939.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref>
== Selected bibliography ==
*
*
== References ==
[[Category:1875 births]]
[[Category:1939 deaths]]
[[Category:Japanese journalists]]
[[Category:Japanese activists]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley School of Law alumni]]
[[Category:People from Wakayama Prefecture]]
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