Plantation Immigrants By ToastieToast Jan 1, 1852 Chinese 46,000 Jan 1, 1878 Portuguese 17,500 Jan 1, 1878 South Sea Islands 2,450 Jan 1, 1881 German 1,179 Jan 1, 1881 Norweigan 615 Jan 1, 1885 Japanese 140,000 Jan 1, 1898 Austrian 372 Jan 1, 1898 Spanish 2,299 Jan 1, 1900 Italian 84 Jan 1, 1900 Puerto Rican 5,200 Jan 1, 1900 African American 200 Jan 1, 1903 Korean 6,925 Jan 1, 1906 Filipino 124,449 Jan 1, 1908 American 100 Jan 1, 1919 Russian 110