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          Date of Hearing:   February 10, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   ACR 16 (Eng) - As Introduced:  February 7, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Day of Remembrance.

           SUMMARY  :  Declares February 19, 2011, as a Day of Remembrance in 
          order to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the 
          internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War 
          II.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:  

          1)On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 
            Executive Order 9066, pursuant to which 120,000 Americans and 
            resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated in 
            internment camps scattered throughout western states during 
            World War II and inflicted a great human cost of abandoned 
            homes, businesses, careers, professional advancements and 
            disruption to family life.

          2)Although many of their family members were incarcerated, 
            thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry volunteered for 
            military service and earned high honors and medals for their 
            bravery; and, in 2010 President Obama granted the 
            Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry 
            Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team in recognition of 
            their dedicated service during World War II.

          3)On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil 
            Liberties Act of 1988, which found that Executive Order 9066 
            was not justified by military necessity but rather caused by 
            prejudice and war hysteria; and, the Civil Liberties Act of 
            1988 apologized for and provided restitution to individuals of 
            Japanese ancestry who were evacuated, interned and relocated.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800