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Thoughts on redress

It's no different from the reparation. That money that's sent to us, does that remedy everything that was done? Can you imagine the Jews saying, in Germany, saying, Oh, they're going to give us $20,000 so now that's all right, what the Germans did to them. No. It's wrong, and it should never be done again. And it's the same with the evacuation of Japanese; it should never be done again.


governments politics Redress movement

Date: August 18, 1997

Location: Washington, US

Interviewer: Lori Hoshino, Stephen Fugita

Contributed by: Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

Interviewee Bio

Nisei male. Born 1923 in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in South Park and Belltown areas of Seattle. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in draft, imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for resisting the draft. Resettled in Seattle.

*The full interview is available Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

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Ariyoshi,George

Role of Hawaii internationally

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Hirabayashi,James

Relationship with S.I. Hayakawa

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Past ties to present situation in Middle East

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Uyehara,Grayce Ritsu Kaneda

Importance of education in achieving redress for incarceration

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Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Getting citizenship back

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Shibayama,Art

Denied redress as a Japanese Peruvian

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Shimomura,Roger

Receiving a negative reaction from father upon asking about World War II experience

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Ito,Mitsuo

Redress Movement in Canada

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Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Lack of political power led to camps

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Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Positive experiences with Asian Americans for Action

(1924-2018) Researcher, Activist

Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Redress payments to Issei who did not enter camps

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Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Waiting for the right time to start Redress Movement

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State Department records show concern for treatment of Japanese American internees

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