Japanese+American+Citizens+League

Name: Sophie McBride Age: 23 Hometown: San Francisco School: n/a Relationships: Engaged, one younger brother Ethnicity: White (Caucasian) Birthday: Dec. 29 Occupation: Newspaper reporter



//The San Francisco Courier// President pushed to compensate for losses of internmented Japanese! //August 1988//
World War II has been over for approximately forty years, and still the ghosts of the horros at the time linger and haunt the remaining soldiers and victims and their families. Nevertheless, the feeling of pride and peace rests warmly on the souls of many, who believe that the worst times are over. However, there are some groups of people who remain unsatisfied, believing that peace and reparations have not yet been fully returned. The Japanese American Citizens League, or JACL, was established in 1929 and their most obvious and favourite talent since then seems to be overturn and rescind any laws that are in offence to them. Before it was even fully organized, in 1922 they cut down the Cable Act which revoked the citizenship of women married to people of foreign countries. However, their suggestion this time follows a different role and would effect them and their brethren rather than Americans connected with them. (About 1).

Initially, the JACL had pressured President Truman to sign an "Evacuatoin Claims Act", which would pay for all the lost property the Japanese Americans who were brought to relocation camps had lost. This was back in July of 1948, just after the war had ended.However, a meager pay of ten cents on dollar for only lost property was all Truman issued out, and the JACL was unsatisfied.(History 1.) In 1965, Congress obliged to authorize the spending of $38 million to compensate for the losses, but this as well was less than a tenth of the real loss. (Danzer et al. 595). In 1978 the group passed a resolution to seek $25,000 for each victim of the camps. It wasn't until one week ago (August 10), ten years after their plea, that President Reagen signed a Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which granted $20,000 and an apology to over 600,000 detainees. (History 1).

Danzer, Gerald A. et al. __The Americans__. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003.

"About JACL". __Japanese American Citizens League__. 2005. 23 October 2007. 

"History of the Japanese". College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. September 5 2007. 23 October 2007. 