Bill Tashima
In this interview, Ana Tanaka led a conversation with Bill Tashima. Bill spoke of his growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his early involvement with JACL as a youth participant, and his coming to the Pacific Northwest in the 1980's. Bill has extensive experience with Seattle JACL's advocacy, community outreach, civil rights and for ensuring the continuation of JACL's scholarships supporting the next generations of Japanese American leaders. He is well known as a Japanese American leader, twice Seattle JACL president, and member of the LGBTQIA+ community, whose intersectionality of identities shaped him as the individual and activist he is today. As an example was a key moment when he spoke out and shared experiences in the 2003 JACL National Convention speaking in support regarding a resolution protesting the Boy Scouts decision to exclude gay scouts. A key part of Bill's work has been his efforts on the preservation of Seattle JACL's heritage with his leadership of the Legacy Project, of which this recording is a part of.
Interviews
1:15:55 — 14 segments.
