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Associations and organizations

June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 13

Running for Nisei Week queen and doing some modeling
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 16

Getting involved in the Los Angeles Japanese American community
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Amy Iwasaki Mass Segment 3

Parents' activities with the Japanese American community
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Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 33

The work of community groups after World War II
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Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 13

Father's involvement in the Nikkeijinkai: hosting visiting seamen before the war
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Redress and reparations

Floyd Shimomura Segment 20

An important meeting at the White House with President Ronald Reagan
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 17

Being part of the decision to go down the "commission road" during the redress movement
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 16

The early days of redress and feelings about it within the Japanese American Citizens League
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 15

Involvement in discussions of early approaches to redress
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Masao Watanabe Segment 49

Thoughts on redress

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.
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