Righting a Wrong

Righting a Wrong
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780804766067
ISBN-13 : 0804766061
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Book Synopsis Righting a Wrong by : Leslie Hatamiya

Download or read book Righting a Wrong written by Leslie Hatamiya and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1994-10-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1982, a congressionally created commission concluded that the incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II was the result of racism, war hysteria, and failed political leadership. This book offers a case study of the political, institutional, and external factors that led to the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which demanded redress for the surviving internees.


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