Personal justice denied in 1980, congress established the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians to investigate the detention program and the. Personal justice denied is one of the seminal documents illuminating recent asian american history. The first describes 1 personal justice denied actions taken pursuant to. Personal justice denied report of the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians. The commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians cwric was a group of. The government didnt want to take any chances, which was unreasonable because the japanese american occupations, such as fishing, were nonthreatening. Personal justice denied in 1980, congress established the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians to investigate the. Last month was the 75th anniversary of executive order 9066, which led to the roundup, relocation and incarceration of virtually every japanese american on the west coast during world war. Commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians. The following files link to pages from the publication, personal justice denied. Korematsu was not excluded from the military area because of.
Personal justice denied usu digital collections utah state. Supreme court upheld constitutionality of japanese internment in executive order 9066 during period of war. The report of the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians on february 24, 1983. In 1983, the cwric issued its findings in personal justice denied.
Personal justice denied university of washington press. Personal justice denied tells the extraordinary story of the incarceration of mainland japanese americans and alaskan aleuts during world war ii. Includes all of the documents used by the cwric in personal justice denied. Korematsu challenged executive order 9066 on as unconstitutional. In 1980, congress created the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians to investigate the relocation. The report of the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians, february 24, 1983. Report of the commission on wartime relocation and. August 10, 1988 president ronald reagan signs hr 442 into law. Japanese internment lesson plan1 brooklyn high school.
Report of the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians. The government documents of the time frequently use the term concentration. Report of the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians this section includes several of the key historical documents regarding world war ii. These sketches document hearings held in 1981 in washington, d. They said it was to protect the japanese from getting hurt from other citizens. Civilians, i am submitting part ii of our report, personal justice.
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