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...
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.
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 ...
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; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 --...
The Japanese American community is divided on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reinstatement of a lawsuit seeking reparations for those interned during World War II. The lawsuit, Hohri v. United States 84-5460, was...
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...
Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United States;
Article 1: Sen. Ralph Dills (D-Calif.) introduced SJR 21, a joint resolution, June 8 asking for the President and Congress to enact redress legislation in both the House and Senate. Article 2: The House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc;
Discussions around the appropriiation for payment of Reparations. Speakers included: Bill Frenzel, Robert T. Matsui, Bruce A. Morrison, John J. Rhodes III., Daniel K. Akaka, Lawrence J. Smith, Robert S. Walker, Ronald V. Dellums, Howard L. Berman,...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc
Discussions around Passing HR 442 & rejecting Dan Lungren's amendment to do away with monetary Reparations. Speakers included: Robert T. Matsui, Kenneth J. Gray, Norman Y. Mineta, Norman D. Shumway.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Tsukamoto, Al [aacr2]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2]; Japanese American Citizens' League [lcna]; Marutani, Judge [aacr2];
Most likely Florin Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) honoring leaders in Washington pushing for redress.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations [lcsh]; Japanese American women [lcsh]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2]; Reporters and reporting -- California [lcsh]; Tachibana, Judy [aacr2];
Judy Tachibana (right), a Sacramento Bee reporter, takes notes.
Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Bills, Legislative -- United States;
Two votes were approved during the National Japanese American Citizens League Redress Committee meeting: to endorse the concept of a (legislative) commission and to endorse the "one-step" concept of examining the remedies for the internment of...
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...
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; 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 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...
