House Proceeding on Feb 13th, 2008 :: 0:12:06 to 0:13:20
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Speech By: Mazie Hirono

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Mazie Hirono: nf 1988, -- in 1988, congress apologized for that. mr. speaker, in rising today, it is also important to remine ourselves in these times were scapegoating and fear amongering of certain people

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Bobby L. Rush: are more and more prevalent. this day reminds us to not let it happen again and above all, protect everybody's rights, protect everybody's inherent rights in this country and not to allow

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Speech By: Bobby L. Rush

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Bobby L. Rush: this to happen again. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? ms. hirono: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore:

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Bobby L. Rush: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hirono: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise to commemorate february 19, the national day of remembrance for japanese american intournament.

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Bobby L. Rush: during world war ii, fear and mistrust clouded judgment and allowed racism to take hold. 66 years ago next week president Roosevelt signed executive order 66 which sent 120,000 American citizens

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Bobby L. Rush: into intournament camps forcing them to lose their homes, jobs, and possessions. some of these families were held in intournament even while their sons showed great patriotism by serving in the

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army. in my home state of hawaii, 10,000 individuals were investigated and an estimated 1,250 japanese americans were detained in our islands. during trying times, such as our nation was -- once again