Between 1952 and 1960 about 45,000 Japanese immigrated to the United States. 40,000 of them (85.9 percent) were woman who married non-Japanese soldiers and former soldiers. After the early 1960's immigration slowed. Later in 1965 the Immigration Act was passed, opening the doors for many Asian ethnic groups. The Japanese desire to come to the states after the Act was passed was not high.
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/ImmigrationAct
I always wondered why there was not a rise in Japanese immigration after the Immigration Act of 1965, because this is around the time that Communism and Mao Ze Dong rise to power. One would think that many people who are not for Communism or Mao Ze Dong would be afraid for their lives or just economic and educational opportunities and would want to immigrate.
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