GLOSSARY
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| Term | Definition |
| National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR) | One of three major national organizations created to seek redress for Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. |
| National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) | One of three major national organizations created to seek redress for Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. |
| Nikkei | Term used to distinguish any person of Japanese descent who immigrated abroad or is the descendant of such immigrants - includes Americans of Japanese ancestry, Japanese Brazilians and all other nationals of Japanese descent. |
| Nisei | Second generation Japanese American. First generation to be born in the United States. |
| No-no boy | A term that refers to Japanese Americans (both male and female) who refused to answer the "loyalty questions" or answered in the negative. Many were unfairly stigmatized as being "disloyal" to the United States and were segregated to the Tule Lake camp. |
| Non-alien | The government sometimes referred to Nisei as "non-aliens," a way of evading the fact that they were U.S. citizens. |
| Non-combatant | A member of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting. |
| Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) | An enlisted member of the armed forces who, without being given a commission, has been appointed to a position of authority over other enlisted members. |
