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Portrait of 1940 JACL convention chairmen. The 6th biennial national JACL convention was held at the Multnomah Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, in 1940. The convention opened on August 28 and closed on September 2.
Back row, from left: Mary (Nakashima) Hokari, Mary (Marumoto) Nakadate, George Azumano, James Sasaki, Henry Kato, Milton Maeda, Smith Morimoto, Ruby Kanaya, John Ito, Hana (Okada) Yamada, unknown, Ruth Nishino.
Front row, from left: Newton Uyesugi, Jimmy Watanabe, Howard Nomura (donor's father), Mamaro Wakasugi, Hito Okada, George Sumida, Sachiko Kasahara.
Courtesy of Oregon Nikkei Endowment
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