S.381 - Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act Sponsor: Daniel Inouye / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.

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Investigating Japanese Latin American Internment During WWII by Tiffany Hsieh, Mar 28, 2008 (8:00am)

This bill creates a commission to investigate the treatment of Japanese Latin Americans during WWII and determine possible reparations. During WWII the US forcibly removed Latin Americans of Japanese descent from their homes into internment camps in order to be used in prisoner exchanges between the US and Japan. This little known story deserves to be told to a much larger audience for its blatant human rights violations.

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