Title	Speeches to approve Conference Report on H.R. 442 , Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Matsui Identifier	mats10243
Date	1988-08-04
Description	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 also urges his colleagues in Congress to ratify the Conference Report. The final vote was 257 yea votes, 156 nay votes, and 19 not voting.
Resource Type	Video recordings
Subject	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 States Legislators -- United States Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931 -- Speeches, addresses, etc.
Source Type	Video recording
Language	English
File Size	157479.18 KB
Duration	9:15 minutes
Image Format	MP4
Collection	Robert Matsui Legacy
CONTENTdm file name	160.mp4

Speeches to approve Conference Report on H.R. 442 , Civil Liberties Act of 1988

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