Japanese American Social Services, Inc.
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The Japanese American Social Services, Inc. (JASSI) was formed in 1981 by Midori Shimanouchi Lederer to address the lack of social services for aging Japanese Americans with limited English language skills and little access to information about social service programs. Starting with a staff of three workers, JASSI quickly grew to encompass assistance for a broad range of needs, including legal and immigration issues and family problems, expanding beyond just elder Japanese Americans. Currently the only professional social services agency for the Japanese community on the East Coast, the organization provides information or referral services to a wide range of Japanese Americans, including restaurant workers, students, recent immigrants, and those in need of counseling or other referral services in the New York area.
Sources: Japanese American Social Services, Inc. “About JASSI.” http://www.jassi.org/index.html.
From the guide to the Japanese American Social Services, Inc. (JASSI) Records, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
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