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JACL Evacuations Bill. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3833QJM
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TitleJACL Evacuations Bill
NameNagao, Charles (Depicted), Sakamoto, Taki (Depicted)
Date Created1950-1959
SubjectJapanese Americans--Reparations, Japanese American Citizens' League
DescriptionThe JACL lobbied Congress to pass Evacuation Claims Bill HR 3999, in order for former internees to recover property stolen from them after their incarceration. In 1951, Congress granted a settlement program, but restricted it to elderly claimants, like the woman pictured here. Congress also capped monetary redress at $2,500. The JACL helped elderly Issei file claims, donating time and legal advice. However, because of the large amount of paperwork, only 137 claims were settled nationwide. It would take nearly three decades of organizing and lobbying before large numbers of Japanese Americans would receive substantial monetary reparations for internment.
NotePictured are Taki Sakamoto (L.) and Charles Nagao (R.), members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). The JACL worked with Congress to pass a bill entitled Evacuation Claims Bill HR 3999 - Reclamation Activity. But in 1951, Congress only granted a settlement program for elderly claimants, and these claimants could not receive any settlement that exceeded $2,500. The JACL worked with elderly Japanese former internees, donating time, legal advice, and assistance in filling out the large amount of paperwork. In the end, only 137 claims were settled. It cost U.S. taxpayers $1,400 for the government to decide that only payments of $450 each would be authorized. To learn more about the Japanese internment and the ensuing legal struggles for reclamation, read the book 'Years of Infamy' by Michiko Nishiura, a former Seabrook resident.
Genrephotographs
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3833QJM
CollectionSeabrook Farms
Organization NameSeabrook Educational and Cultural Center
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