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          Date of Hearing:  February 17, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                    13 (Williams) - As Introduced  January 29, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Day of Remembrance.


          SUMMARY:  Declares February 19, 2013, 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 of 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  








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            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


          Opposition


          None on file


          Analysis Prepared  
          by:              Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800