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Read Chapter 15—Part 1 >> Establishment of Mothers’ Committee “JACL’s Mothers’ Committee and Its First Meeting” (March 16, 1939 issue) For the purpose of promoting …
In the last chapter, I wrote about the university that Nisei attended. In this chapter, I would like to focus on the Japanese American Citizens League …
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Read Part 1 >> In January 1952, Masaoka again approached Yates for a private bill. Unlike the other cases, here Masaoka pleaded Yates to help a …
The wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans resulted in thousands of former inmates migrating throughout the United States. Among the cities to welcome resettlers leaving camp, …
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Introduction Kota Mizutani grew up in rural Sonoma County, California, where he gradually became aware of Japanese American traditions that surrounded him as a child; …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “5 Kinds of Voters” Check back every weekend for subsequent …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “5 Types of Politicians” Check back every weekend for subsequent …
In the pre-World War II years, mainland Japanese Americans were all but absent from electoral office. Whereas in Hawaii there were Nisei representatives in the …
Read Part 1 >> When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, how was your family impacted? On December 7th, a lot of …
Norman Mineta is well-known and admired for his many notable achievements, among them being the first person to serve as a cabinet member under both …
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