The death of Masaru opened my eyes.

fought for an end to the restrictions facing them in the job market.the Los Angeles JACL sent Sugi to be its representative in Washington.

she submitted an advertisement for handkerchiefs that was printed in The Los Angeles Evening Express.when she traveled to Washington on behalf of the JACLs Los Angeles chapter to push for an amendment of the Cable Act.chapter raised $300 from its membership to pay her — an impressive sum at the depths of the Great Depression — and also garnered support from the Chinese American Alliance League.

including Toki Slocum and Toro Kanazawa.Sugis interest in the issues facing second-generation Japanese Americans led her to work with Stanford University psychologist Edward Strong.

she watched with anticipation as the bill passed the Senate.

They immediately saw the injustice of the Act of 1922.Warren Furutani and Jai Lee Wong from Los Angeles started the L.

Richard explains in his introduction to FWJ: Chol Soos life after prison was anything but joyous.Spain was famous for being one of the San Quentin 6 who were involved in the famous escape attempt of George Jackson in 1971.

I was also shocked to see so many guards watch the stabbing from outside the yard while none tried to stop it.made for an important history lesson for those who attended.