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Mike Masaoka
American activist, lobbyist, author, and spokesman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mike Masaru Masaoka (Japanese: 正岡 優, October 15, 1915 – June 26, 1991) was a Japanese-American lobbyist, author, and spokesman. He worked with the Japanese American Citizens League for over 30 years. He was a key player in encouraging cooperation of the JACL with Japanese American internment during World War II, but also fought for rights of Japanese-Americans during and after the war.
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![]() Masaoka (second from left), national secretary and field executive for the Japanese American Citizens League, with friends in San Francisco (April 1942) | |
Born | (1915-10-15)October 15, 1915 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Died | June 26, 1991(1991-06-26) (aged 75) |
Education | University of Utah |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun |
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