In the field of litigation. too. nationally and in the States. JACL has successfully argued the unconstitutionality of discriminatory laws which restricted the opportunities of persons of Japanese ancestry and subjected them to indignities. The alien land laws. the prohibition against commercial fishing. racial restrictive covenants. segregation in public places and schools. exclusion of jury listsall these and more have been determined in favor of the Nisei and the immigrant generation. their new citizenparentsnot always pleaded alone by the JACL but in some cases in concert with others similarly seeking more equitable consideration as citizens in this democracy. The American people now know and welcome Americans of Japanese ancestry. They are no longer confined in the main to the west coast but are to be found in every State in the Union. accepted by their neighbors and completely assimilated into their respective communities.
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