PARTNER

INTERVIEW ID

ddr-densho-1020-1

NARRATOR

Aaron Zajic

INTERVIEW TITLE

Aaron Zajic Interview

0:34:40 — 7 segments

DESCRIPTION

Born in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Was the ORA's Manager, Stage II Verification Team, from 1990 to 2000. By 1993 some of the ORA staff began working on Civil Rights investigations, providing litigation support. As the need for litigation support in the Civil Rights Division grew, and the amount of work required for ORA decreased, many of the staff members of the ORA team became the initial members of the newly formed Litigation Support Services Group, the first of its kind in the Civil Rights Division. Mr. Zajic continued to work in the Litigation Support Group from its inception through February 2016. In February of 2016, left the Civil Rights Division and began working for the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

PRODUCTION

Emi Kuboyama, interviewer; Todd Holmes, videographer

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Emi Kuboyama

RIGHTS