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...
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; 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...
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...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.;Koramatsu, Fred; Hirabayashi, Gordon; Tsukamoto, Mary
Fred Koramatsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Minoru Yasui with lawyers in 1983. Peter Irons speaks about how suppressed evidence bought to light in these legal cases showed that the interment of Japanese Americans was wrong. Mary Tsukamoto speaks out...
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...
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...
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 -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Anniversaries, etc.; Japanese American Citizens League. National Committee for Redress; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc;
Robert T. Matsui releases statement thanking the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations for sponsoring the "Day of Remembrance" program.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Anniversaries, etc.; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; United States. Congress. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment...
Robert T. Matsui releases statement thanking the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations for sponsoring the "Day of Remembrance" program.
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...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Saxton, Jim
Robert T. Matsui spoke at the annual dinner of the Philadelphia chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. Robert T. Matsui stated "the redress express is picking up steam with the addition of Congressman Jim Saxton (R N.J.)."
Legislative hearings -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Congressional hearings for H.R. 442, the legislation to provide redress for Japanese Americans held in relocation centers during World War II were rescheduled.
Legislative hearings -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Congressional hearings for H.R. 442, the legislation to provide redress for Japanese Americans held in relocation centers during World War II were rescheduled.
Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Photographs; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.;
Robert T. Matsui speaks in support of H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Act of 1985 at a Capitol Hill press conference. Includes photograph of Robert T. Matsui.
Legislative hearings -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Robert T. Matsui spoke at a House subcommittee about the responsibility of the United States to atone for the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.
Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Asian American legislators; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations;
Eric Federing, media spokesman for Rep. Norman Mineta (D-San Jose) advised Mineta not to vote on H.R. 442 because he might receive money from the legislation. Robert T. Matsui could vote because he would decline the $20,000 if the legislation...
