Campaign News
April 6, 2009
Oregon state legislature to vote on resolution of support - HJM 8 passes through committee - Oregonian newspaper article
The state legislature of Oregon is considering legislation in support of the campaign for the Japanese American WWII veterans commemorative stamp. Joint memorial resolutions in the state legislatures of Washington and Hawaii also continue to make progress. Led by State Rep. Brian Clem, the Oregon legislation, titled House Joint Memorial 8, passed through committee on March 26th, and is to go to the floor of the House. We wish to thank all who submitted testimony in support of the legislation. Special thanks goes out to all who attended the committee hearing, including Mr. Kennie Namba, Mr. Art Iwasaki, and Mr. George Azumano. We appreciate all in Oregon who worked on this effort, especially Mr. Jeff Selby and those in the Portland JACL.
To read the Oregonian newspaper article on the effort, click here
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