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Asian, Jewish communities unite to stop use of ethnic slur

September 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To many U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry, the use of the term “Jap” is considered a racial slur with a hate-filled history going all the way back to World War II.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Cultures Tagged With: 2010, AJC, American Jewish Committee Seattle, Asian Counseling Referral Service, Bettie Luke, China, Cory Kahaney, Diane Narasaki, East Coast, James Tabafunda, Japanese American Citizens League, Jewish American Princess, Karen Yoshitomi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Vol 29 No 36 | September 4 - September 10, language

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