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Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Move from Tule Lake to Minidoka

(b.1909) Nisei from Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake and Minidoka during WWII. Resettled in Chicago after WWII

Matsumoto,Sosei

Featured in a movie: "Japanese War Bride" (Japanese)

(1916-2019) Master of chado.

Nakamura,Grace Aiko

Larry and President Clinton

Sister of automotive designer Larry Shinoda

Todd,Kathryn Doi

On Being a New Judge and a New Mother

(b. 1942) The first Asian American woman judge

Azumano,George

Downtown in Portland, Oregon

(b. 1918) Founder Azumano Travel

Fulbeck,Kip

Finding parallels through art

(b. 1965) filmmaker and artist

Sogi,Francis Y.

Awareness of concentration camps as a Japanese American

(1923-2011) Lawyer, MIS veteran, founder of Francis and Sarah Sogi Foundation

Yamamoto,Mia

Reason she didn't transition earlier

(b. 1943) Japanese American transgender attorney

Sumida,Alice

Blue-eyed doll

(1914-2018) Founder of the largest gladiolus bulb farm in the United States.

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