Dinah Montgomery, President
dinah.montgomery(at) sbcglobal.net
Tanya Krukemeier, Membership Chair
tkrukemeier(at)yahoo.com
History
On Saturday, January 24, 1976, an historic meeting took place in Indianapolis, Indiana. The first general meeting of the Hoosier Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League was held on this memorable date at the Heritage House Smorgasbord with over 50 in attendance. George Umemura served as master of ceremonies. The meeting marked the emergence of the 94th Chapter of JACL as well as the 9th chapter in the Midwest District.
The featured speaker at the first general meeting was Shig Wakamatsu, who had served in numerous capacities in the National JACL dating back to its beginning. Mr. Wakamatsu began with a recollection of his personal experiences including the formation of the Puyallup Chapter when he was a youngster. He discussed the trials and tribulations as well as successes experienced by JACL in the internment camps during WorId War II and the new role emerging for JACL due to the changing needs and membership of upcoming generations of Sansei (3rd generation), Y onsei (4th generation), and others of allied interests entering the JACL picture.
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