bilingual staff and cultural services and programs are either minimal or not available.

This imprisonment was based solely on their Japanese ancestry and in a presidential proclamation has been called one of the most shameful chapters in our nations history.Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi lived in Chicago for the rest of her life and died of cancer on April 14.

Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi should no longer be overlooked.was the only case brought by a woman.All three men have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the last was bestowed on Minoru Yasui in 2015.

and nearly everything they owned and incarcerated them in some of the most desolate locations in the western United States.were all men who lost their cases at the U.

We thank you for your time and attention on this important matter for our caucus.

This outcome is all the more significant because when given the opportunity for an early release.I connected with the true dedication shared amongst both the battalion and regiment.

I first received the biography of the Ajitomi brothers.I learned the purpose of the irrationality was for Miyoshi to enact what the enemy would look like when his comrades saw them.

and most importantly in honor of Masaru Taira.I was fortunate to partake with my Yonsei team to help honor the Japanese American soldiers whose sacrifice paved the way for their Japanese American community.