This collection was compiled in connection with the passage of the Japanese-American Reparation Act of 1988, which offered
financial reimbursement and a formal apology from the U.S. government for violations of the internees' civil rights. The materials
in this series document the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the subsequent impact of internment policies
on public and political memory. The series consists of newspaper clippings, magazines, correspondence, memorabilia, brochures,
government reports, and photocopied excerpts from books and periodicals. Folder 1 includes brochures for the Japanese-American
National Museum and literature and mailings from the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee and the Tule Lake Committee, organizations
dedicated to preserving public memory of the internment. Folder 2 features many clippings from the
San Jose Mercury News and some editions of the West Magazine supplement. The clippings concern topics such as the personal stories of detainees,
the history of the
Japanese-
American Citizens League, the
relocation
and detainment of Japanese Peruvians in the United States, and the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Folder 2 also
includes two articles by Marjorie Fernandes, one entitled
From Salinas to Poston: One Woman's Journey and the other
Japanese-American Women: Immigration and Evacuation. (The publisher of these articles is unknown.) Folder 3 contains a published presidential message and reports and legislation
from the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the California Senate, all concerning the Japanese-Americans
and their forced resettlement.
The folders are arranged alphabetically by format, and the items within each folder chronologically.