Caption on reverse: "Gov. John Spellman signing ESSB 3163, Wash. State Redress Bill - May 13, 1983 ($5000 redress for 34 former state employees, J.A.). L-R: Back row: Rep. Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, Rep. Art Wang, ?, Tom Takemura, Sen. George Fleming, Mako Nakagawa, Ron Sims, Michi Maebori. Front row: Cherry Kinoshita, Gov. John Spellman, Miye …

Governor John Spellman of Washington State signs a state bill allocating redress payments of $5,000 each for thirty-eight Nisei state employees who lost their jobs during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. Front row (left to right): Cherry Kinoshita, Governor John Spellman, Miye Ishihara, and Frank Kinomoto. Back: unidentified, Representative Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, …

Newsletter covering the following topics: 1986 President, Bob Sato; Washington State Redress Bill passes 82-15 in House and 45-1 in the Senate. Allows Seattle School Board to disburse $5,000 to each of the 27 school clerks who resigned. Rep Gary Locke given credit along with Jim McDermott, Phil Talmadge, and George Fleming and JACLers Cherry Kinoshita, …

Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle City Council to consider redress for JA employee who lost jobs due to EO 9066; Delores Sibonga proposed $2,500 for two years to each of four JA employees. Mayor Royer and Mayor?s Assistant, Alan Kurimura support bill; 250 members attend installation banquet, State Sen George Fleming, keynote, Marcus Mukai, KOMO …