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; Legislators -- California; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations;
Reps. Robert T. Matsui and Norman Mineta are optimistic about the prospects for passage of redress legislation after House Committee approved H.R.442 on June 17.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Lewis, Jerry, 1934-
Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) becomes the third Republican to co-sponsor House Resolution 442, the redress legislation for Japanese-Americans interned in relocation centers during World War II.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Pashayan, Charles; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations;
Charles "Chip" Pashayan becomes the first republican congressman from California to support House Resolution 442, redress legislation. Other co-sponsors of the legislation include Rep. Lane Evans (D) and Rep. Raymond McGrath (R). Robert T. Matsui...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations;
Robert T. Matsui and other Congressmen urge congress to pay reparations to the Japanese Americans that were interned in relocation centers. H.R. 442 titled "Civil Liberties Act of 1985" would establish a trust fund to compensate Japanese Americans ...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations;
Rep. Norman Mineta (D-Calif.) said he remains committed to the passage of redress bill House Resolution 442. The budget bill should not be a reason to stop supporting the redress bill, according to Mineta. Robert T. Matsui quoted in the article.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Pashayan, Charles; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations;
Charles "Chip" Pashayan becomes the first republican congressman from California to support House Resolution 442, redress legislation. Other co-sponsors of the legislation include Rep. Frederick Boucher (D), Rep. Lane Evans (D), Rep. Raymond...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- United States;
Coordinated lobbying activity in favor of H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1987, have been in progress. On the Senate side plans have been made to bring S. 1009, the senate version of the Civil Liberties Act of 1987, to the floor for a vote...
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 Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Photographs; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsunaga, Spark, 1916-;...
L to R: Sen. Spark Matsunaga, D-Hawaii; Rep. Patricia Saiki, R-Hawaii; Sen. Pete Wilson, R-Calif.; Don Young, R-Alaska; and Robert Matsui, D-Calif. President Ronald Reagan celebrates with senators and representatives during a signing ceremony of...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Photographs; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsunaga, Spark, 1916-;...
L to R: Sen. Spark Matsunaga, D-Hawaii; Unidentified; Rep. Patricia Saiki, R-Hawaii; Sen. Pete Wilson, R-Calif.; Unidentified; Don Young, R-Alaska; Robert Matsui, D-Calif.; Unidentified; and Unidentified. President Ronald Reagan signs H.R. 442,...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Legislators -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; United States. Congress. Commission on...
Rep. Sidney Yates (D-Illinois) switches his support from a bill backed by the National Council for Japanese American Redress to the senate bill 1647, the Study Commission Bill. Article includes photograph of Rep. Sidney Yates.
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...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United States; Saiki, Patricia F., 1930-; Uyehara, Grayce; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations;
A House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony about redress bill H.R. 442 on April 29, 1987. Rep. Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) rebutted arguments made against monetary compensation. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) presented the case for H.R. 1631, which...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Legislators -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; United States. Congress. Commission on...
The House received legislation that would establish a Commission on Wartime Evacuation of Citizens. The bill is identical to S. 1647 introducted by Sen. Daniel Inouye and Sen. Spark M. Matsunaga.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Legislators -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; United States. Congress. Commission on...
Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would establish a commission on war relocation and internment of civilians. Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) was part of sponsors. The bill was identical to S1647, which was introduced in...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans --...
Robert T. Matsui speaks in support of H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Act of 1985 at a Capitol Hill press conference. Robert T. Matsui quoted in the article.
