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      In 1980, nearly forty years after the wartime incarceration of the West Coast Japanese, a small group of New England Nisei established the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF). The Nisei ("second-generation," American-born descendants of Japanese immigrants) created the NSRCF to pay tribute to the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council (NJASRC), an organization of religious groups and educators that had helped the Nisei students leave the camps to continue their college educations during the difficult war years. The founders of the NSRCF resolved to commemorate both the evacuation and the generosity of people who reached across race differences and wartime hatred to offer a helping hand.

      Interest from the NSRCF endowment is awarded to Southeast Asian students to help cover expenses during their first year of college. Since 1983 the NSRCF has awarded more than $340,000 to 365 deserving students. Its endowment exceeds $650,000. The board of directors is committed to maximizing the funds available for scholarships, therefore administrative operations and awards ceremoinies are handled by volunteers. 95 percent of all donations go directly to the endowment; approximately 5 percent are used for operating costs and expenses.