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square political button red background with white text "NO! Initiative 200" This was the washington state initiative to repeal affirmative action; the initiative passed in 1998. Commemorates the campaign against Washington State Initiative 200 which was placed on the Washington Ballot in 1998 and overwhelmingly passed. A statewide coalition of Asian Pacific Americans APACE lobbied "no" supporters chaired by Akemi Matsumoto made 22000 APA contacts. Whereas all WA counties passed 1-200 it failed in King County where this campaign was head quartered. They received help nationally and got good press.

Akemi Matsumoto

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