Speaker. we all know that the Japanese American Citizens League is holding Its 22d biennial national convention in Washington. D.C. this week. What few may know is that the JACL was founded 42 years ago in Seattle. Wash.. the area which I represent. Japanese Americans have made invaluable contributions to our country. Today I would like to enumerate some of these which have particularly effected Washington State as well as the rest of the Pacific Northwest. In 1885. when Japan lifted her emigration ban. many young male Japanese to the Pacific Northwest. Some were students. merchants. professionals. skilled workmen. and farmers. At first however. most were laborers.
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