Letter from Abe Hagiwara to President Harry S. Truman

6/16 v FILED BY 6ND JACL MR. HOPKINS of Japanese Amerio cans Citizens League An All American Organizution of American Citizens JUL 9 1952 National Headquarters 412-415 BEASON BLDG. TELEPHONE 5-6501 Mid-West Office: 189 W. Madison Street SALT LAKE CITY 1, UTAH Chicago 2. Illinois Phone: Franklin 2-5762 June 14, 1952 133 133567 Pro Honorable Harry S. Truman J President of the United States White House Washington D.C. Dear Mr. President, x197mise |tional and Naturalization Bill which I understand is now I am writing to urge you to sign the Omnibus Immigra- # in your hands. This bill has certainly created much interest among number of my liberal friends. This bill has made us study and think. It might interest you to know that a great majority of individuals who are not directly effected by this bill agree that the Omnibus Immigration and Naturali- ation Bill is a definite improvement over any existing law or laws. That in principle, equality or non-discrimination of our immigration and naturalization law is a big step in the direction of achieving our democratic goals. As a Japanese American I am tremendously interested in this bill because my mother who has resided in the United States for 35 years will at long last become elgible for citizenship. To many people like her America is home. This is where they have worked and lived. This is where they will rest forever. The Japanese American Citizens League has worked tirelessly and long for 25 years to win equality in immigration and naturalization under the law. We have done all this in the American way, above board; and we are very proud of this fact. We shall always pursue our aims and objectives in this way. Fraternally yours, HUTIONAL RECORDE able Abe Hagiwara, President Hagiwors For Better Americans In A Greater America