reluctant to speak openly about this history. Chizu and Ernest moved to Chicago in 1948 and founded a chapter of the Nisei Progressives, a group that supports movements for equality, justice, and peace. Iiyama also served as assistant director for the Chicago Resettlers Committee, which provided support in securing jobs and housing for Japanese Americans relocating to Chicago after leaving the camps. In the meantime, Iiyama obtained a master's degree in child development from the University of Chicago and became involved with local civil rights issues like job discrimination against African Americans, the nuclear disarmament movement, and the desegregation of beaches and other public facilities. In 1970, Iiama moved to El Cerrito where she served as the chair of the Human Rights Commission. Iiyama was on the advisory board of the program 'Here in America? The Assembly on Wartime Relocation & Internment of Civilians' References 1921 births 2020 deaths People from San Francisco Japanese-American internees Japanese-American civil rights activists University of California, Berkeley alumni University of Chicago alumni