Yasui, Minoru, 1916-; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Fujioka, Mollie
Minoru Yasui was a long-time civil rights activist and redress leader died of cancer. Statements made by Mollie Fujiioka of JACL, National JACL, NCRR, Matsui and Mineta. Includes photograph of Yasui.
Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 --...
The Japanese American community is divided on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reinstatement of a lawsuit seeking reparations for those interned during World War II. The lawsuit, Hohri v. United States 84-5460, was...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 --...
On the first day of the 100th Congress Rep. Robert T. Matsui and Rep. Norman Y. Mineta reintroduced H.R. 442, a reparations bill for Japanese Americans interned during World War II. The main sponsor of the bill is Majority Leader Thomas Foley...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsunaga, Spark, 1916-; Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Legislative hearings -- United States; Uyehara, Grayce;
The House Judiciary Committee voted to send H.R. 442 to the full House of Representatives after defeating a proposal to eliminate monetary compensation to those who were interned. Meanwhile, in the Senate the Federal Services Subcommittee on...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Legislators -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Uyehara, Grayce
Editorial article about Grayce Uyehara and the support for the bill H.R. 442: Eleven members of the House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of redress bill H.R. 442 since mid July according to Grayce Uyehara, executive director of the...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-;...
Grayce Uyehara, Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee executive director reports that support for the redress bill, H.R. 422 has increased during July. The Redress bill H.R. 422 has gained 8 new co-sponsors since...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress;...
Harry Kajihara, Japanese American Citizens League National President, discusses the passage of H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Act of 1987. As stated by Harry Kajihara, there are two more hurdles including the President signing the bill or a two-thirds...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights;
Reps. Norman Mineta and Robert T. Matsui hailed the passage of H.R. 442, the redress bill as a fitting way to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
The article includes a statement from the Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee and a joint statement by Nihonmachi Legal Outreach Asian Law Alliance and the San Jose Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League...
Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Rev. Jesse Jackson speech on the Passage of H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Act of 1987. In his speech he states it "...is a step forward in fulfilling the unfinished agenda of justice and equality for all Americans."
Legislative hearings -- United States; Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Rep. Ronald Dellums and Rep. Barbara Boxer share their thoughts in support of H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1987 bill during the floor debate for the bill. The bill passed in the House of Representatives on September 17, 1987.
Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Asian American legislators; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Eric Federing, media spokesman for Rep. Norman Mineta (D-San Jose) advised Mineta not to vote on H.R. 442 because he might receive money from the legislation. Robert T. Matsui could vote because he would decline the $20,000 if the legislation...
Asian American legislators; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Nobuyuki, Karl; Legislators --...
First formal meeting of National Committee for Redress and Japanese American congressional delegation held Feb. 1 in Washington to discuss purpose and intent of legislation to grant redress to Japanese Americans interned during World War II. ...
