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    • Internment redress backers hold Washington conference

    • Internment redress backers hold Washington conference

    • 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. ...
    • Congressmen discuss redress plan

    • Congressmen discuss redress plan

    • 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. ...
    • Letter of thanks on redress issue

    • Letter of thanks on redress issue

    • Japanese American Citizens League; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Asian American legislators; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;...

    • Letter from Japanese American Citizens League thanking legislators' efforts in the creation of the Commission on Wartime Relocaton and Internment of Civilians through the approval of S. 1647 and H.R. 5499. The bills were referred to the President...
    • Nikkei legislators speak at JACL dinner to support redress bills

    • Nikkei legislators speak at JACL dinner to support redress bills

    • Asian American legislators; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Photographs; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Matsunaga, Spark,...

    • The Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee dinner hosted by the Pacific Southwest District Legislative Education Committee served to raise funds for professional lobbying efforts necessary to enact the House bill H.R. 422...
    • Nikkei legislators advise continued lobbying

    • Nikkei legislators advise continued lobbying

    • Japanese American Citizens League; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Asian American legislators; Inouye, Daniel K., 1924 -- Quotations; Matsunaga, Spark, 1916 -- Quotations;

    • The Japanese American Citizens League Pacific Southwest District held a dinner as a lobbying fundraiser for the Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee campaign. The four Japanese American members of the House and Senate...
    • Mr. Matsui goes to Washington

    • Mr. Matsui goes to Washington

    • Asian American legislators; Legislators -- California; Matsui, Brian; Matsui, Doris; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; United States. Congress -- Elections;

    • NBC Nightly News broadcast of Robert Matsui's introduction as a freshman congressman in the 96th congress. Follows Representative Matsui from his office in Sacramento to Capitol Hill . Includes a short biography of Matsui.
    • PBS "Images"

    • PBS "Images"

    • Asian American legislators; Hayakawa, S.I. (Samuel Ichiye), 1906-1992; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Arab Americans -- Civil...

    • Senator Samuel I. Hayakawa recommends that Iranians living in the United States should be interned in camps like the Japanese in World War II. The scene moves to the next evening at the Japanese American Citizen's League testimonial dinner where...
    • Legislators speak for and against redress

    • Legislators speak for and against redress

    • Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Legislators -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-; Helms, Jesse; Shumway,...

    • Senator Jesse Helms and Representative Norman Shumway speak out against redress in congress. Representatives Lawrence Smith and Ron Dellums speak out for redress. Representative Robert Matsui and Mary Tsukamoto are interviewed speaking out for...
    • President Ronald Reagan celebrating the signing of House Resolution 442

    • President Ronald Reagan celebrating the signing of House Resolution 442

    • 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...
    • President Ronald Reagan signing House Resolution 442

    • President Ronald Reagan signing House Resolution 442

    • 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,...
    • Study Commission Bill Iintroduced in House

    • Study Commission Bill Iintroduced in House

    • 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.
    • Over 100 congressmen join in support of commission plan for evacuation redress

    • Over 100 congressmen join in support of commission plan for evacuation redress

    • 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...
    • Yates backs away from JA redress bill. Told Issei are not interested in repayment for camps

    • Yates backs away from JA redress bill. Told Issei are not interested in repayment for camps

    • 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.
    • Nikkei Congressmen wary of reparations

    • Nikkei Congressmen wary of reparations

    • Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations; Japanese American Citizens League; Asian American legislators; United States. Congress. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians;

    • Norman Mineta spoke at a Japanese American Citizens League sponsored dinner honoring 19 Bay Area Japanese American civic leaders. The dinner was sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League Northern California, Western Nevada, and Pacific...
    • New effort launched to redress internment

    • New effort launched to redress internment

    • 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 ...
    • 3 Congressmen added to redress sponsors

    • 3 Congressmen added to redress sponsors

    • 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...
    • HR 442 gets 1st California GOP backer

    • HR 442 gets 1st California GOP backer

    • 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...

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