Hearings

The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was created on July 30, 1980, by an act of Congress. The CWRIC was formed mainly to investigate matters surrounding the incarceration and to recommend appropriate remedies. Hearings were conducted by the CWRIC in 20 cities across the nation beginning in 1981. Testimonies of former camp inmates given at these hearings -- along with exhaustive research -- provided the basis for the CWRIC report 'Personal Justice Denied.' These hearings were the turning point of the redress movement. Former opponents of redress were won over after the hearings. The often emotional testimony was also a catharsis for the Japanese American community, as many former incarceration camp survivors spoke of their experience in public for the first time.

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 2 (ddr-densho-1024-104)

Testifiers continue to show bravery in speaking out on the impact of Japanese internment during World War II. These stories show the economic loss, psychological trauma, and impact on education for many interned Japanese. Introduction by Jen Noji of Nikkei Progressives and Alan Nishio, Former Co-Chair of NCRR Los Angeles Part 2 Testifiers: Jack Fujimoto, Y. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-104/

av Speak Out for Justice: August 4, 1981- Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-99)

Elected Officials give their testimonies on the circumstances and facts surrounding the forced relocation and internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Introduction by Co-Chair of NCRR/Los Angeles Kay Ochi. Part 1 Testifiers: Senator S. I. Hayakawa, Barbara Marumoto, Edmund Edelman, Tom Bradley, Mas Fukai To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-99/

av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 5 (ddr-densho-1024-107)

As the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Los Angeles hearings proceed, testimonies of financial losses and psychological trauma drive the movement for Redress and Reparations forward. The testifiers show solidarity in their support for interned people of Japanese ancestry. Introduction by Mark Masaoka and Miyako Noguchi of Nikkei Progressives. Part 5 Testifiers: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-107/

doc Statement by Calvert Dedrick to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-286)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-286/

doc Wire Copy reports from San Francisco hearings of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-280)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-280/

doc Letter to Paul Bannai from John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-122-287)

Regarding Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment (CWRIC) hearings

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-287/

doc Schedule of regional hearings of the CWRIC (ddr-densho-122-253)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-253/

doc Statement by John J. McCloy to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-274)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-274/

doc "Repairing America" - chapter 18 (ddr-densho-122-248)

Notes from the San Francisco Hearing of the CWRIC, author unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-248/

doc Notes from Los Angeles hearing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment (ddr-densho-122-259)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-259/

doc Statement by Milton S. Eisenhower to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-275)

36 pages

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-275/

doc Letter to Milton S. Eisenhower, Director WRA from Mike Masaoka (ddr-densho-122-270)

Copy of letter with recommendations for establishing and administering relocation camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-270/

doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-284)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-284/

doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-283)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-283/

doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-281)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-281/

doc Statement of Karl R. Bendetsen to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-273)

19 pages

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-273/

doc Letter to Frank Abe from William Hohri (ddr-densho-122-225)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-225/

doc Letter to Frank Abe from Frank Chin (ddr-densho-122-201)

Notes on Commission for Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings, Mike Masaoka. Personal information redacted.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-201/

doc Letter to Frank Abe from Frank Chin (ddr-densho-122-204)

Notes about Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings, Chin's play "The Big Aieeee. . . " and Mike Masaoka.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-204/

doc Statement to the Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-122-205)

by Frank Chin

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-205/

doc Testimony of Jack Tono before Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-122-537)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-537/

doc List of people testifying at Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-122-277)

With time markers for taped recording of hearing

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-277/