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Chiyoko Sakamoto, a Trailblazer and Innovator of the Nikkei Community
Chiyoko Sakamoto was an innovator in her day, and a trailblazer for the Nikkei community. Sakamot…
Matthew Saito • Aug. 31, 2020
The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 2
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After law school, Yamamoto began working for legal aid and eventually worked …
Matthew Saito • Aug. 17, 2020
The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 1
“What we do for money will support us, what we do for free will define us."
– Mia Ya…
Matthew Saito • Aug. 16, 2020
California Alien Land Law Repeal: 65 Years Ago Today, April 17
In 1952, Sei Fujii, lawyer, civil rights activist, and newspaper publisher, stood before the Califo…
Little Tokyo Historical Society • April 17, 2017
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Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.)
alien land laws
California
civil rights
communities
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Bar Association
Japanese hospitals
Japanese language newspapers
J. Marion Wright
Kashu Mainichi (newspaper)
land tenure
law
lawyers
Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo Historical Society
Los Angeles
migration
newspaper publishing
newspapers
Sei Fujii
social action
United States
activism
Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.)
alien land laws
California
civil rights
communities
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Bar Association
Japanese hospitals
Japanese language newspapers
J. Marion Wright
Kashu Mainichi (newspaper)
land tenure
law
lawyers
Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo Historical Society
Los Angeles
migration
newspaper publishing
newspapers
Sei Fujii
social action
United States
Judge Vincent Okamoto: Fighting for Justice - Part 2
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Law School
It was in Vietnam that Okamoto first started thinking…
Lawrence Lan • Aug. 4, 2012
Judge Vincent Okamoto: Fighting for Justice - Part 1
“I was in a position in Vietnam—to be in an arena where men with guns made the rules. A…
Lawrence Lan • Aug. 3, 2012
Judge Ernest Hiroshige: Forging Community
Anyone who has ever met Judge Ernest Hiroshige, who sits on the Los Angeles County Superior Court b…
Lawrence Lan • July 31, 2012