California presents mea culpa for Japanese-Americans’ internment
22 February, 2020
The California Assembly apologized Thursday for discriminating against Japanese-Us citizens and helping the U.S. federal government mail them to internment camps during Environment War II.
The Assembly unanimously passed the resolution as several former internees and their families looked on. After the votes, lawmakers gathered at the entry of the chamber to hug and shake hands with victims, including 96-year-old Kiyo Sato.
Sato said young persons need to know about the 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps as the U.S. government feared some would aspect with Japan. The U.S. entered World Battle II after Japan bombed the Navy basic at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
“We need to remind them that can’t happen again,” Sato said.
The resolution came a evening after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Feb. 19 a Moment of Remembrance. That’s the day in 1942 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive purchase that resulted in the imprisonment of Japanese-People in america across 10 camps in the West and Arkansas.
The governors of Idaho and Arkansas also proclaimed it a Working day of Remembrance, and events were held nationwide.
Source: the-japan-news.com
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