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International

Dec. 28, 1999

Japanese Latin Americans Should Get Full Reparation

In 1942, we were engaged in World War II, and it was not going well. Meanwhile, our government performed the grossest violation of the Constitution in history - 120,000 Japanese-Americans, the majority of whom were U.S. citizens, were banished from the West Coast and interned in concentration camps.

        By Fred Okrand

        In 1942, we were engaged in World War II, and it was not going well. Meanwhile, our government performed the grossest violation of the Constitution in history - 120,000 Japanese-Americans, the majority of whom were U.S. citizens, were banished from the West Coast and interned in concentration camps.
        As a...

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