James Kumpel is an American of Japanese, German, English, and Irish heritage. His grandfather was one of the 120,000 Japanese Americans and residents who were incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II. During the 1980s, Mr. Kumpel wrote articles, letters to the editor, and reports on the wartime injustice. In 1988, he worked as a congressional intern in Washington, D.C. and witnessed the House passage of redress legislation, which was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. Kumpel received New York chapter and National JACL scholarships from 1986-1988. Upon graduating as a Presidential Scholar from Cornell University, he worked in Japan and the Asia Pacific region. After graduating from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, Kumpel launched his career as a healthcare services equity research analyst and became a chartered financial analyst. He serves on the New York JACL's chapter board.

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