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...
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."
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-;
Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) and Norman Y. Mineta urged the chair of the Judiciary subcommittee on administrative law and government relations to act on H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Bill of 1985.
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.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations;
Congressment Norman Mineta and Robert T. Matsui urged the chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Government Relations to support H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1985.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations;
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1987. Robert T. Matsui expressed his delight at a press conference after the vote.
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...
