In 1938, Okura had reportedly begun working as a personnel examiner with the city of Los Angeles Civil Rights Commission and he became the city's highest-ranking Japanese American. He was accused by a newspaper columnist of plotting to sabotage the city's water and power plants. This accusation occurred right before President Franklin Roosevelt signed an Executive order authorizing the forced relocation and internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Okura and his wife  were taken out of their internment camp by Rev. Edward Flanagan who obtained permission to retrieve 50 Japanese Americans to come to Omaha, NE to replace workers. Okura was offered a position as Boys Town's staff psychologist and held the position for 17 years. Category:American psychologists Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni Category:Civil rights and liberties Category:Mental health Category:1911 births Category:2005 deaths Category: Japanese America
In 1938, Okura had reportedly begun working as a personnel examiner with the city of Los Angeles Civil Rights Commission and he became the city's highest-ranking Japanese American. He was accused by a newspaper columnist of plotting to sabotage the city's water and power plants. This accusation occurred right before President Franklin Roosevelt signed an Executive order authorizing the forced relocation and internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Okura and his wife , who had both been interned at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, were taken out of the camp by Rev. Edward Flanagan who obtained permission to retrieve 50 Japanese Americans to come to Omaha, NE to replace workers. Okura was offered a position as Boys Town's staff psychologist and held the position for 17 years. Category:American psychologists Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni Category:Civil rights and liberties Category:Mental health Category:1911 births Category:2005 deaths Category: Japanese-American internees Category:Japanese-American civil rights activist
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Japanese-American internees Category:Japanese-American civil rights activist