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History F Block Mr. Brody March 20, 2006

Question: What happened after the internment of the Japanese-Americans?

Sum of Documents: My documents were called Remarks on Internment of Japanese-American Civilians and Act on Wartime Relocation & Internment of Civilians. The first document was a speech by Ronald Reagan in 1988 and the second was an act to implement recommendations of the commission on wartime relocation and the internment of the Japanese-American. In Reagan’s speech he admits that the internment was a great wrong. The internment was done after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and 120, 000 Japanese-Americans were taken to interment camps. They were forced out of their homes without trial and he says that it was based on their race and the fear that they would not remain loyal to the United States anymore. He says that the 442d regimental Combat Team was of all Japanese- Americans and they helped out the country and defended them. He goes to describe some of the situations the Japanese had to endure like living in horse stables and treated unfairly for three years that this continued. At the end he signs a bill giving money to the members of the Aleut community who were some Japanese-Americans who were evacuated. The second document has sections and purpose that should now take place to apologize to the Japanese Americans. First, they should acknowledge the injustice of the evacuations and apologize on the nations behalf. Others say apologize for property that was damaged when they were forced out of their homes and churches that could have been destroyed as well. They go on to explain what will was the reasons they did it and what the Japanese-Americans will be rewarded with. Findings: In the second document it states that their actions of taking the people out of their homes were justified by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and failure of political leadership. It says that it was all because of the Executive Order Numbered 9066. To correct the nations wrong it says they will grant the surviving 60, 000 Japanese- Americans who were interned with 20, 000 dollars. They set rules of if the person refuses the money they will return it to the states funds. If a person is dead, the spouse receives it. If both dead, the children split the money and if there are no kids then the money will return to the states funds.

Endnotes Reagan, Ronald. “Remarks on Internment of Japanese-American Civilians” (Presidential speece, Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building, 10 August 1988).

Unknown. "Act on Wartime Relocation & Internment of Civilians." Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. www.galenet.galenetgroup.com/servlet/HistRC