Japanese American activists in California are studying the landmark report issued by California’s task force — and plan to reach out to college students, churches and other community groups to rais…
By JANIE HAR | Associated Press
Black lawmakers such as the late California congressmen Mervyn Dymally and Ron Dellums played critical roles in winning the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which formalized the government’s apology and redress payments. FILE - President Ronald Reagan celebrates with senators and representatives during a signing ceremony in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington on Aug. 10, 1988. Reagan signed into law legislation making moral and financial amends to Japanese-Americans kept in U.S. internment camps during World War II. From left are Sen. Spark Matsunaga, D-Hawaii; Rep. Patricia Saiki, R-Hawaii; Sen. Pete Wilson, R-Calif.; Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska; and Rep. Robert Matsui, D-Calif.
Other cities and counties have since followed, including Boston, St. Louis, and San Francisco, where an advisory committee issued a draft recommendation last year proposing a lump-sum payment of $5 million apiece for eligible individuals. Retired teacher Kathy Masaoka of Los Angeles, who testified in 1981 for Japanese American redress and in 2021 in favor of federal reparations legislation, says they are just beginning to educate their own community about Black history and anti-Black prejudice.
There is no equivalence to the experiences of the Japanese American and Black American communities, Tamaki said, but there are similar lessons, such as the need for a massive public education campaign. For the first time, many survivors shared stories that even their families didn’t know, educating not only the younger generation but the broader American public.
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