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; 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 -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United...
Speech by Robert Matsui before Congress asking for approval of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 442. Matsui read the story from the 1941 Congressional Record by Mike Masaoka about his family's patriotism during World War II. Norman Y. Mineta...
Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-; Matsunaga, Spark, 1916-; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-;...
The Japanese American Citizens League National Redress Committee's revised proposal was endorsed by half of the organization's eight nationwide district councils. The revised proposal calls for the formation of a congressional commission to...
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; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945;...
President Carter signed redress bill to form a commission to look into Japanese American Internment during Word War II. Article lists those in attendance.
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...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United...
H.R. 5499, the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act is calling for a commission to look into the Japanese Americans and Alaskan Aleuts internment will come before the House of Representatives on July 21.
Legislative hearings -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Legislative hearings -- United States; Bills, Legislative -- United States;
Transcripts of congressional hearings on the H.R. 4110 redress bill before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations have been released according to the Japanese American Citizens League National Redress...
Transcripts of congressional hearings on the H.R. 4110 redress bill before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations have been released according to the Japanese American Citizens League National Redress...
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; 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; 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...
The Pacific Southwest District of the Japanese American Citizens League will hold a dinner at the Bonaventure Hotel to raise funds for the Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee lobbying efforts for the passage of redress...
Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations;
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reinstated a lawsuit seeking reparations for those interned during World War II. The lawsuit, Hohri v. United States 84-5460, was filed March of 1983 on behalf of all internees.
Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Mineta, Norman Yoshio,...
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reinstated a lawsuit seeking reparations for those interned during World War II. The lawsuit, Hohri v. United States 84-5460, was filed March of 1983 on behalf of all internees.
Japanese American Citizens League; Uyehara, Grayce;
Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee update from Grayce Uyehara: I sent out monthly legislative packets to all 114 chapters presidents, National Japanese American Citizens League, Legislative Education Committee boards,...
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 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...
