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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![Letter requesting testimony of Arthur Yakabi to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-401-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/48/cc/48cc1d383cc6286feb3376a275f4ed2d.jpg)
![Arthur Yakabi's Testimony to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-401-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c1/f9/c1f9100c6d2b5ea6c5240ba3d7f93531.jpg)
![Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-632)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1d/70/1d70cb2afb3593a4588b8a1f6c243136.jpg)
![Alan Nishio Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-450-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/60/66/6066826cd332e8aaa683c39d954bf38a.jpg)
![David Sakura Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-513-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5b/32/5b32f6eee94bb79ce40149b7903d9028.jpg)
![David Sakura Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-513-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1b/08/1b084c1c006e5f95512a102a687c6f0e.jpg)
![Bert Nakano Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-67-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c3/64/c364f72d0b3169e94232b3dcdd0f5c7a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews …
![William Marutani Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-44-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/bf/77bfa3cf88592c68cad99afc9905891a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. …
![William Marutani Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-44-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/bf/77bfa3cf88592c68cad99afc9905891a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited …
![William Marutani Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-44-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/bf/77bfa3cf88592c68cad99afc9905891a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. The …
![William Marutani Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-44-18)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/bf/77bfa3cf88592c68cad99afc9905891a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to …
![William Marutani Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-44-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/bf/77bfa3cf88592c68cad99afc9905891a.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …
![Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-249-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/1e/301e9b38e28fc2adb593f87c6acb1cf8.jpg)
![Chiye Tomihiro Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-93-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/98/88/988894823586c137db747843adf39c4d.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. The interviews …
![Chiye Tomihiro Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-93-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/98/88/988894823586c137db747843adf39c4d.jpg)
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. …