Redress and reparations

In the late 1960s, Japanese Americans began to revisit the history of the exclusion and incarceration period in order to seek justice for their suffering and ensure that no such wrong would ever be committed again. Years of effort by community activists, politicians, academics, and other supporters culminated on August 10, 1988, with the signing of the Civil Liberties Act by President Ronald Reagan. This Act rescinded Executive Order 9066, and mandated an official apology from the federal government, monetary reparations payments to individuals excluded and incarcerated, and the creation of a federal fund for research and education about the incarceration.

Redress and reparations (954)

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Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, Emergency Detention Act, Title II of the Internal Security Act of 1950, Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, William Hohri, Bill Hosokawa, Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act, Yuri Kochiyama, Magic cables, Kazuo Masuda, Robert Matsui, Spark Matsunaga, Norman Mineta, National Coalition for Redress/Reparations, National Council for Japanese American Redress, James Omura, Redress movement, Termination of Executive Order 9066, Mary Tsukamoto, Edison Uno, Clifford Uyeda

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RT Honorary Degree from SDSU (ddr-densho-446-457)
doc RT Honorary Degree from SDSU (ddr-densho-446-457)
Documents 484-486 (ddr-densho-446-456 to ddr-densho-446-458) are in the burgundy diploma case labeled "The California State University"
RT Honorary Degree Citation (ddr-densho-446-456)
doc RT Honorary Degree Citation (ddr-densho-446-456)
In 2010 California State University awarded an honorary bachelor's degree from San Diego State University (SDSU) to Ryo Tsai and 20 other Nisei whose college years were disrupted by the evacuation of Japanese Americans in 1942.
SDSU Alumni: Looking for 36 (ddr-densho-446-369)
doc SDSU Alumni: Looking for 36 (ddr-densho-446-369)
SDSU Turns to Family and Friends to Help Find Nisei Students
You're Invited...Nisei Honorary Degree Luncheon & Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-360)
doc You're Invited...Nisei Honorary Degree Luncheon & Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-360)
Invitation to attend the California Nisei Luncheon and Ceremony Honoring students affected by Executive Order 9066
Testimony of Marshall M. Sumida before the Commission on Wartime  Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-379-53)
doc Testimony of Marshall M. Sumida before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-379-53)
Portions of testimony of Marshall Sumida before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
U.S. Department of Justice Form (ddr-csujad-29-18)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Form (ddr-csujad-29-18)
Form to Department of Justice. Claim for damage to or loss of real personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry. Ernest Yamada, applicant. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1949_M01
An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II (ddr-csujad-29-60)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II (ddr-csujad-29-60)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
[Photograph of President Ronald Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 on August 10, 1988] (ddr-csujad-29-247)
img [Photograph of President Ronald Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 on August 10, 1988] (ddr-csujad-29-247)
Photograph of President Ronald Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 on August 10, 1988 with Congressmen and women looking on. From left to right: Norman Mineta, Pat Saiki, Pete Wilson, Don Young, Ronald Reagan, Bob Matsui, Bill Lowery, Harry Kajihara. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P190
An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
Redress!: the American promise (ddr-csujad-1-204)
doc Redress!: the American promise (ddr-csujad-1-204)
A booklet records the history of Japanese and Japanese-Americans who faced anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_04_07_001
Issei men waiting to receive their redress checks (ddr-densho-26-36)
img Issei men waiting to receive their redress checks (ddr-densho-26-36)
This ceremony at the Nisei Veterans Hall honored five Issei, all at least 100 years old, and presented them with their redress checks.
Issei man waiting to receive his redress checks (ddr-densho-26-38)
img Issei man waiting to receive his redress checks (ddr-densho-26-38)
This ceremony at the Nisei Veterans Hall honored five Issei, all at least 100 years old, and presented them with their redress checks.
White House war reparation letter (ddr-densho-308-8)
doc White House war reparation letter (ddr-densho-308-8)
When Mae Hara received her reparation letter and check, she said she was stunned. She used the money received from the government to buy a new echo organ for her church in Madison, Wisconsin. Hara dedicated the donation to the memory of her parents, Kinmatsu and Chiyoko Kanazawa.
Walkway to and doorstep for Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-118)
img Walkway to and doorstep for Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-118)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
Date of construction of Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-117)
img Date of construction of Tule Lake voluntary fire station (ddr-densho-345-117)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
Tule Lake building foundations of internee housing (ddr-densho-345-103)
img Tule Lake building foundations of internee housing (ddr-densho-345-103)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
Letter from Frank Sato to former President Ronald Reagan (ddr-densho-345-68)
doc Letter from Frank Sato to former President Ronald Reagan (ddr-densho-345-68)
Frank Sato thanks former President Ronald Reagan for signing into law H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
Water main in internee housing area at Manzanar (ddr-densho-345-85)
img Water main in internee housing area at Manzanar (ddr-densho-345-85)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
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