As national executive secretary of the JACL. he helped the association achieve national prominence and gave a voice to Americans of Japanese ancestry. Ever determined. Mr. Masaokas work resulted in the restored rights of JapaneseAmericans after World War I1. In 1950 he helped persuade Congress to repeal the Japanese Exclusion Act. which barred Japanese immigrants from owning land. For 45 fruitful years. he worked to see the Congress provide suitable compensation for those JapaneseAmercians who lost their jobs. homes. and property due to camp detention during World War II. This dream was finally realized in 1989. when $20.000 was granted to each camp survivor.
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