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First appointed as a WABHMS missionary in 1934 and assigned to the Bay Area of California, Isabelle Gates worked in Oakland among Chinese migrants. In 1940 she transferred to the Portland, Oregon area to work under the Christian Friendliness Department. In 1943 she went to Wisconsin to aide in the relocation program before returning to Portland. In Portland, she helped lay groundwork for Japanese Americans returning to their homes. In 1948 she was appointed Secretary of the Department of Christian Friendliness by the WABHMS. She was a graduate of Linfield College and Berkeley Baptist Divinity School. 

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First appointed as a WABHMS missionary in 1934 and assigned to the Bay Area of California, Isabelle Gates worked in Oakland among Chinese migrants. In 1940 she transferred to the Portland, Oregon area to work under the Christian Friendliness Department. In 1943 she went to Wisconsin to aide in the relocation program before returning to Portland. In Portland, she helped lay groundwork for Japanese Americans returning to their homes. In 1948 she was appointed Secretary of the Department of Christian Friendliness by the WABHMS. She was a graduate of Linfield College and Berkeley Baptist Divinity School.