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.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 --...
Americans for Fairness held a fundraising event at Sacramento City College. The funds raised would support lobbying efforts for the enactment of the Japanese American redress bill, H.R. 442. Robert T. Matsui and Norman Mineta spoke at the event.
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Walerga Assembly Center;
Article 1: Robert T. Matsui joined in sponsoring legislation that woud require a minimum five-year prison sentence for individuals convicted of a Federal crime involving the use of firearms. Article 2: A "Day of Remembrance" program will be held at...
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; 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.
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 Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Manzanar War Relocation Center
"Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" is the theme for the 16th annual pilgrimage to Manzanar according to the Manzanar Committee spokespersons Sue Embrey and Warren Furutani.
Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945;
A court decision allows Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II to sue the government for damages. According to Robert T. Matsui, it "...is a first step toward correcting a grave injustice." He then urges going forward for congressional...
Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Japanese American Citizens League; Yasui, Minoru, 1916-;
Robert T. Matsui made the following statement after hearing of the death of the Japanese American Citizens League leader Min Yasui, "Min was a champion of civil rights who was fiercely dedicated to the pursuit of justice."
Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Tule Lake Relocation Center; War memorials
A dedication program will be held for a California state historical landmark monument and plaque for the site of the Tule Lake Relocation Center. As part of the program Rep. Robert T. Matsui and others will unveil the monument.
Walerga Assembly Center; Matsui, Doris; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Anniversaries, etc.;
"Day of Remembrance" ceremonies where held at the site of the Walerga Assembly Center in Sacramento. Among the guests was Doris Matsui, who announced she was born in 1944 in an internment camp in Arizonia.
