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Ikuo Shinmasu was born in Kamai in Kaminosekicho, Kumage-gun in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1950. After working at Teikoku Sanso Ltd. (currently AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd.), a foreign-affiliated company in Kobe, he retired and started his “second” college life at Nihon University as a history major. He lives in the city of Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife and eldest son. He likes cooking and karaoke.

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Chapter 16 (Part 2) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League
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Nov. 2, 2023

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Chapter 15 (Part 2) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League
Read Chapter 15—Part 1 >> Establishment of Mothers’ Committee “JACL’s Mothers’ Committee and Its …

Sept. 6, 2023

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Chapter 15 (Part 1 ) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League
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Sept. 5, 2023

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July 7, 2023

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July 6, 2023

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Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
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June 12, 2023

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In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues of dua…

June 11, 2023

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Chapter 12 (Part 2): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
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April 27, 2023

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Chapter 12 (Part 1): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
Many Nisei were born as a result of picture marriages, which I wrote about in the last chapter of t…

April 26, 2023

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