{"id":"1026","model":"narrator","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1026/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1026/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-sjacl-2-26_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-sjacl-2-26_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1026/interviews/"},"display_name":"Akemi Matsumoto","bio":"Alison Fujimoto and Dr. Kyle Kinoshita interviewed Akemi Matsumoto. Akemi Matsumoto first joined Seattle JACL in the 1970s as a fresh Sansei student activist. Thiis activism continued through her Chapter Presidency in 2001. Matsumoto was a firm believer achieving change through political clout via effective coalition building. Matsumoto continued her activities with Seattle JACL by connecting the Chapter with APACE (Asian Pacific Islanders for Civic Engagement).","created":"2023-04-23T11:15:15","modified":"2023-04-23T11:15:15","nr_id":"","last_name":"Matsumoto","first_name":"Akemi","middle_name":"","nickname":"","gender":"F","generation":"Sansei","ethnicity":"","nationality":"","religion":"","birth_location":"","has_published":"1"}