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Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

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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

Read Part 1 >> Activities of the Kibei JACL “Nikkei Cooking Classes” (August …

Ikuo Shinmasu • Nov. 9, 2023

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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

In the last chapter I wrote about the JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) where Nisei bec…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Nov. 2, 2023

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The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 2: Ken Tashiro—Journalist

Read Part 1 >> Aijiro and Nao Tashiro had five children who had distinctive (and distin…

Greg Robinson • Oct. 20, 2023

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 15 (Part 2) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League

Read Chapter 15—Part 1 >> Establishment of Mothers’ Committee “JACL&rsquo…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Sept. 6, 2023

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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

In the last chapter, I wrote about the university that Nisei attended. In this chapter, I woul…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Sept. 5, 2023

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Dr. T.T. Yatabe, the American Loyalty League, and the Birth of the JACL

Today, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the largest Japanese American community orga…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 9, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Politics, Taiko, and Nikkei Activism with Kota Mizutani

Introduction Kota Mizutani grew up in rural Sonoma County, California, where he gradually became…

Kimiko Medlock • Sept. 30, 2022

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Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> In September 1943, the Japanese American Citizens League announced that Mike …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 11, 2022

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Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 1

For most of its history, the leadership of the JACL has been composed largely of men. Figures such …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 10, 2022

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Chapter 16 (Part 2) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League

Chapter 16 (Part 1) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League

Part 2: Ken Tashiro—Journalist

Chapter 15 (Part 2) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League

Chapter 15 (Part 1 ) — Nisei’s Political Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League

Dr. T.T. Yatabe, the American Loyalty League, and the Birth of the JACL

Politics, Taiko, and Nikkei Activism with Kota Mizutani

Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 2

Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 1