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Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Finding supporters for the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

I wanted to make sure that we had prominent members of the Congress as... you …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Getting Jim Wright to sponsor the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

Jim Wright was at that time the majority leader, and -- no, I'm sorry, he …

Irons,Peter

Finding the Smoking Gun

Peter Irons October 27, 2000

And I picked out the box that said Korematsu v. United States. And I thought …

Irons,Peter

Lesson to be Learned

Peter Irons October 27, 2000

The internment did not just affect Japanese Americans. It certainly didn't just affect Asian Americans. …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Beginnings of CWRIC

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

About September, I don't recall when. September/October of '78, the officers of the JACL came …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Findings of the commission report

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

You know, then the final commission report, it came out and said that there was …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Speaker pro tem on the day the bill went to the House

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

Jim Wright, again, by that time was the Speaker. And he said, "Norm,"" he said, …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

The last hurdle – President Reagan

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

There was a fellow by the name of Grant... I*: Ujifusa. Ujifusa, and Grant was …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Signing of the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

Then we were all at the Seattle JACL convention in 1988, and we got word …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

“No racial profiling”

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

Well, there's no question that right after September 11th they were saying, "Take all these …

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