Word: wakabayashi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...criticism has come from the 32,000-member Japanese American Citizens League, the oldest and largest Japanese civil rights group in the U.S. Sanga Moyu portrays a dilemma of divided patriotism that most Japanese Americans say does not exist. "There are no torn loyalties," says J.A.C.L. National Director Ron Wakabayashi. "It gives a completely wrong impression." Adds Floyd Shimomura, the organization's president, "We spent three generations trying to prove our loyalties [to the U.S.]. I'd hate to see a TV show undo all of that...