California Nisei College Diploma Project
The California Nisei College Diploma Project was established to provide community outreach and education for a new law, AB 37, authored by Assemblymember Warren Furutani. The California Nisei College Diploma Project seeks to identify and support individuals of Japanese descent who were unable to complete their college education in the State of California because of forced removal and incarceration during World War II. Over 2,500 students of Japanese ancestry are estimated to have been in school at the time with the Nisei or second generation Japanese Americans comprising the largest number affected. AB 37 also allows a representative to accept an honorary degree on behalf of individuals who are deceased.

Downloadable forms
Nisei College Diploma Educational Packet Cover Letter
Law AB 37
JCCCNC Letter from Warren Furutani
Newsletter
Nisei College Diploma Application Form
Community Flyer
Historical Background
What campuses can do
Graduation Information
CA Nisei Community Committee Description Ms. Grace Aiko Amemiya, Mr. Setsuo Torigoe, Ms. Edith Tanita Oto honored at the UCSF graduation.

Click here for a list of schools with direct campus contacts, graduation ceremony dates, and a list of students from Class of '41 and '42.
(Note: Some schools have not released their student lists publicly. Please call the campus or Project Coordinators (listed below) for access)
For any questions regarding the project, please contact one of the Project Coordinators at (415) 567-5505 or email CANiseiProject@jcccnc.org.
In this photo: Ms. Alice Matsui Takahashi at the UC Berkeley commencement with the Chancellor.
Aya Ino
UCLA, Cal State Pomona, Compton Junior College, Fullerton Junior College, Long Beach Junior College, Los Angeles City College, Pasadena Junior College, Pomona Junior College (Mt. San Antonio College), Riverside Junior College, San Bernardino Junior College, Santa Ana Junior College, Santa Maria Junior College (Allan Hancock College), Ventura Junior College
Courtney Okuhara
California Maritime Academy, CSU Chico, CSU Fresno, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Humboldt State University, San Diego State University, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Bakersfield Junior College, Central Junior College (Imperial Valley College), Chaffey Junior College, Coalinga Junior College (West Hills College Coalinga)
Jeff Chu
Marin Union Junior College, Modesto Junior College, Porterville Junior College, Reedley Junior College, Sacramento Junior College, Salinas Junior College (Hartnell College), San Francisco Junior College, San Mateo Junior College, Stockton Junior College (San Joaquin Delta College), Taft Junior College, Yuba Junior College

Scene from UC Davis Graduation ceremony
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