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CHARLES PASHAYAN, JR.
17th District, California
129 Cannon Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3341
COMMITTEE ON
INTERIOR AND INSULAR
COMMITTEE ON
POST OFFICE AND CIVIL
SERVICE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 1984
Mr. Fred Y. Hirasuna
1416 West Stuart
Fresno, CA 93711
Dear Mr. Hirasuna:
Thank you for contacting me to express your support for H.R. 4110,
legislation that would accept the findings of the Commission on Wartime
Relocation and Internment of Civilians, and would apply its recommendations, which are outlined in their report entitled "Personal Justice
Denied", dated June, 1983.
I apologize for the delay in responding to your concerns. The
issue of what form a national apology to the surviving
Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II should take
presents one of the more difficult and vexing questions before the
Congress. I have given it a great deal of thought in an effort to
understand the events leading to and including the evacuation and
internment, the arguments for and against carrying out the Commission's
recommendations, including a blanket monetary payment to all those who
were interned, and what such actions should mean.
The Commission reviewed the circumstances surrounding Executive
Order 9066, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt made on February 19,
1942. President Roosevelt's Order empowered the Secretary of War and
the military commanders to whom he delegated authority to exclude any
and all persons, citizens, or aliens, from designated areas in order to
secure national defense objectives against sabotage, espionage, and
fifth-column activity. President Roosevelt's order was carried out, and
it resulted in the removal and detention of Americans, resident alien
Japanese, and Aleuts living on the West Coast. President Roosevelt's,
order was upheld as Constitutional in Korematsu "v~.United States, decided
in 1944. — •—-— """■""
°Sw
The Commission issued five recommendations "...for remedies in
several forms as an act of national apology." The Commission determined
that a national apology was necessary "...for compelling reasons of
preserving a truthful sense of our history and the lessons we can learn
from it." Thus the Commission recommended a national apology consisting
of five parts:
"tl]..-that Congress pass a joint resolution, to be signed by the
President, which recognizes that a grave injustice was done and
D WASHINGTON OFFICE
□ HOME OFFICE,FRESNO COUNTY
1702 EAST BULLARD AVE.. SUITE 103
FRESNO. CALIFORNIA SS7I0
(2091 487-8500
PLEASE REPLY TO:
D HOME OFFICE. KINGS COUNTY
804 NORTH IRWIN
HANFORD, CALIFORNIA 93230
(209) 582-2896
D HOME OFFICE. TULARE COUNTY
63t WEST CENTER STREET
VISALIA. CALIFORNIA 93291
(209) 627-2700
D HOME OFFICE. KERN COUNTY
201 HIGH STREET
DELANO. CALIFORNIA 93215
(805) 725-7371
Object Description
| Title | House of Reps Letters |
| Description | Fred Hirasuna adresses the House of Representatives regarding redress to Japanese Americans. |
| Subjects | Redress and reparations |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Collection Description | 15 items |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
Description
| Local ID | csufr_hfp_1397 |
| Project ID | csufr_hfp_1397 |
| Title | Page 1 |
| Creator | Pashayan, Chip: author |
| Date Created | 1984 - 09 - 24 |
| Subjects | Redress and reparations |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Collection Description | 8.33 x 10.87in |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
| Transcript | CHARLES PASHAYAN, JR. 17th District, California 129 Cannon Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-3341 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 1984 Mr. Fred Y. Hirasuna 1416 West Stuart Fresno, CA 93711 Dear Mr. Hirasuna: Thank you for contacting me to express your support for H.R. 4110, legislation that would accept the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, and would apply its recommendations, which are outlined in their report entitled "Personal Justice Denied", dated June, 1983. I apologize for the delay in responding to your concerns. The issue of what form a national apology to the surviving Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II should take presents one of the more difficult and vexing questions before the Congress. I have given it a great deal of thought in an effort to understand the events leading to and including the evacuation and internment, the arguments for and against carrying out the Commission's recommendations, including a blanket monetary payment to all those who were interned, and what such actions should mean. The Commission reviewed the circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt made on February 19, 1942. President Roosevelt's Order empowered the Secretary of War and the military commanders to whom he delegated authority to exclude any and all persons, citizens, or aliens, from designated areas in order to secure national defense objectives against sabotage, espionage, and fifth-column activity. President Roosevelt's order was carried out, and it resulted in the removal and detention of Americans, resident alien Japanese, and Aleuts living on the West Coast. President Roosevelt's, order was upheld as Constitutional in Korematsu "v~.United States, decided in 1944. — •—-— """■"" °Sw The Commission issued five recommendations "...for remedies in several forms as an act of national apology." The Commission determined that a national apology was necessary "...for compelling reasons of preserving a truthful sense of our history and the lessons we can learn from it." Thus the Commission recommended a national apology consisting of five parts: "tl]..-that Congress pass a joint resolution, to be signed by the President, which recognizes that a grave injustice was done and D WASHINGTON OFFICE □ HOME OFFICE,FRESNO COUNTY 1702 EAST BULLARD AVE.. SUITE 103 FRESNO. CALIFORNIA SS7I0 (2091 487-8500 PLEASE REPLY TO: D HOME OFFICE. KINGS COUNTY 804 NORTH IRWIN HANFORD, CALIFORNIA 93230 (209) 582-2896 D HOME OFFICE. TULARE COUNTY 63t WEST CENTER STREET VISALIA. CALIFORNIA 93291 (209) 627-2700 D HOME OFFICE. KERN COUNTY 201 HIGH STREET DELANO. CALIFORNIA 93215 (805) 725-7371 |
