John Tateishi is the author of "And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese-American Detention Camps", which was first published in 1984. I first heard of this author when I read his book, but after further research, I discovered him to be a prominent figure in Japanese-American history.

In 1978, as National Redress Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Tateishi spearheaded a national campaign to seek redress for Japanese Americans who were interned by the U.S. government for the duration of World War II. He succeeded in this effort, and the government issued formal apologies and monetary recompensation for former internees.

He is the author of one book and a contributing author to a second. "And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese-American Detention Camps", consists of the transcribed accounts of thirty former internees. "Last Witnesses: Reflections on the Wartime Internment of Japanese Americans" was edited by Erica Harth. Tateishi contributed his own account to this work, which details the stories of former internees, their children, and non-Asian residents. His own account details the concern that Japanese-Americans are sometimes still considered enemies living within America.

Since 1999, Tateishi has been the National Executive Director of the JACL, and he continues to be an activist for the rights of Japanese Americans.