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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 16 (Part 2) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 16 (Part 1) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League
Ikuo Shinmasu
In the last chapter I wrote about the JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) where Nisei became politically active and in this part I would like to feature the activities of the Kibei JACL which was established by Kibei Nisei.

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 15 (Part 2) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 15 (Part 1 ) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League
Ikuo Shinmasu
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 where Nisei actively got involved in politics.

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 14 (Part 2)–Nisei and Their College Education
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 14 (Part 1)–Nisei and Their College Education
Ikuo Shinmasu
In the last chapter, I wrote about the problem of Nisei’s dual citizenship and their marriage. This chapter shares The North American Times articles1 about colleges that Nisei attended. Many Niseis went to college, which is a higher educational institution in America. They learned and acquired state-of-the-art technology and knowledge …

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 13 (Part 1)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
Ikuo Shinmasu
In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues of dual citizenship and marriage that the Nisei faced as they came of age.

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 12 (Part 2): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 12 (Part 1): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
Ikuo Shinmasu
Many Nisei were born as a result of picture marriages, which I wrote about in the last chapter of this series. Providing Japanese education for America-born children thus became an important mission of the Japanese community in Seattle. In this chapter, I will write about the Seattle Japanese School that …