The very first JACL lobbyist was Suma Sugi. Although largely forgotten to history, Sugi played an important role in the early days of the JACL. (One of the neglected but fascinating aspects of the JACL, an organization historically dominated by men, is that many young, talented women played central roles in its history.)
For AAPI History Month: Young Japanese American men who were incarcerated because they were presumed to be disloyal were considered loyal enough for compulsory military service.
"Henry and Sarah Becker of 50 Van Ness Ave. on the Westside of Santa Cruz liked to brag about their American-born niece, Mildred Southmayd, who around 1920 married well-to-do Englishman Mr. Fowler," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "He had been living in China when the first World War started and headed home to defend Britain."
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