Letter regarding the dictionary definition of "Jap"

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Shosuke Sasaki Collection

Letter from Raymond Okamura to Shosuke Sasaki regarding a dictionary changing its definition of the word "Jap." In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.

April 3, 1975

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Courtesy of Shosuke Sasaki

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