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Japanese American Citizens League, 4th Biennial National Convention, in Seattle, Washington, September 5, 1936
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| Title | Japanese American Citizens League, 4th Biennial National Convention, in Seattle, Washington, September 5, 1936 |
| Photographer | R.S. Ochi Studio |
| Date | 1936 |
| Notes | Caption on image: 4th Biennial National Citizens League Convention, Sept. 5, 1936, Seattle, Wash. Official Photo, Ochi Studio
PH Coll 732.3 |
| Contextual Notes | The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League served as the voice of the Nisei (second generation Japanese). The members (primarily professionals) tended to be highly nationalistic and proud of their American citizenship, promoting good citizenship and active participation in civic life. Organized 1921, as Seattle Progressive Citizens' League, it became the Seattle Chapter of the national Japanese American Citizens League in 1930.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League met to organize an Emergency Defense Council composed of the presidents of many Nisei organizations. When incarceration became inevitable, the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League began to cooperate with the War Relocation Authority in the removal and in governing the Puyallup Assembly Center (Camp Harmony). James Sakamoto, Chairman of the Emergency Defense Council, became Chief Supervisor of the Japanese staff at the Puyallup Assembly Center.
The Chapter was inactive during the period immediately following the war, but was formally reactivated in 1948. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League became involved in civil and human rights issues. Chapter members participated in the statewide effort to eliminate from the Washington state constitution the 1899 Alien Land Law which prohibited Asians from owning land. In 1966, SJR 20 passed as an amendment to the constitution. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | National JACL Convention (4th : 1936 : Seattle, Wash.); Japanese American Citizens' League--Congresses; Japanese Americans--Congresses; Japanese Americans--Societies, etc. |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Panoramic Photographs
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| Order Number | PPC008 |
| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Japanese American Citizens League Photograph Collection. PH Coll 732 |
| Object Type | Panoramic photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b&w ; 8 x 37 1/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photograph at 400 dpi in TIFF format using a Graphtec CSX300-09, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2010. |
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