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Days of war revisited at cemetery, two museums near Pearl Harbor

Tourists in Hawii interested in military history can visit four sites on Oahu, Pearl Harbor, with exibits from the USS Arizona, the men of the Armny's 100th Battalion and 442nd; USS Missouri; the U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii and the National Cemetery…

Ten year program to compensate JA WWII internees closes its doors

The ORA has officially closed its doors. Summarizes its activities.

Terminal Islanders seek public support for monument

Explains the evacuation and destruction of the homes and boats of more than 3,000 Japanese Americans from Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. These people, who were mostly fisherman, were the first to be evacuated en masse and, because their…

Internees Testify for Education Bill

House Bill 1572 seeks to educate students about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII and the suspenion of their civil rights.

Islanders relive historic wrong

Bainbridge Japanese Americans are interned again - as actors in movie 'Snow Falling on Cedars'. This folder also contains: an article about the author of the book, letters to the editor, and an article about a German national who was interned.

Letter to the Sansei

A reflection on the end of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the U.S. government's historic apology to nearly 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent who were uprooted and interned during World War II.

Born in Seattle: Japanese American Redress - Part I

Columnist Bob Shimabukuro has been working on an account of Henry Miyatake and other individuals who hatched the Japanese American redress movement in Seattle in the 1970s.

ORA's List of Unknowns

The full list of the ORD's Unknown Historical Records. This is the list of internees who have not been located for redress.