Mike Masaoka

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Mike Masaoka
Masaoka (second from left), national secretary and field executive for the Japanese American Citizens League, with friends in San Francisco (April 1942)
Born	(1915-10-15)October 15, 1915 Fresno, California, U.S.
Died	June 26, 1991(1991-06-26) (aged 75) Washington, D.C.
Education	University of Utah
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun

Mike Masaru Masaoka (Japanese: 正岡 優, October 15, 1915 – June 26, 1991) was a Japanese-American lobbyist, author, and spokesman. He worked with the Japanese American Citizens League for over 30 years. He was a key player in encouraging cooperation of the JACL with Japanese American internment during World War II, but also fought for rights of Japanese-Americans during and after the war.