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In 1900, the plantations were bachelor societies. Some men married native Hawaiian women. Wealthier men returned home to find brides. A 1907 law, The Gentleman’s Agreement, allowed only family members to immigrate. So many Japanese, Okinawan, and Korean men asked their families to help arrange a marriage across the ocean. 
