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"At the same time, we also
acknowledge the painful reality that Japanese
Latin Americans, who were taken from their
Central and South American homes and
incarcerated by the United States Government
during World War II, were excluded from the
Civil Liberties Act of 1988." |
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- President Joseph R. Biden |
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So, President Biden, what are you going to do
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President Biden made the above
statement in the proclamation,
Day of
Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration During
World War II, issued on February 18, 2022.
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"I have
always believed that great nations do not ignore
their most painful moments—they confront them
with honesty and, in doing so, learn from them
and grow stronger as a result." |
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If your family received an
apology and redress from the United States government for their
incarceration during World War II, or if you are a
supporter of that apology, please consider the plight of
Japanese Latin Americans who were abducted from their
home countries and incarcerated in the United States.
Consider taking action on February 24. |
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During WWII, over 2200 men,
women, and children of Japanese ancestry from 13 Latin
American countries were kidnapped from their homes and
businesses, transported over international borders, and
subjected to indefinite detention in US internment
camps. Over 800 were used in two hostage exchanges for
US citizens held in the war zones of the Far East. Not
finding proper justice in the US, the JLAs petitioned
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a premier
human rights body of the Organization of American
States. In 2020, the Commission published its
groundbreaking ruling that the US owes redress to the
JLAs. Now is the time for JLA reparations.
Resources for more
information:
https://rafu.com/2022/02/phase-2-of-redress-has/
Politico Magazine article:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/05/japanese-latinos-us-war-hostages-history-523711
Campaign For Justice website:
https://jlacampaignforjustice.org/ |
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San Jose Nihonmachi
Outreach Committee (NOC)
P.O. Box 2293,
San Jose, CA 95109E-Mail:
info@sjnoc.org
Website:
www.sjnoc.org
"In the End, we will remember not the words of
our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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