Mochizuki v. United States

Mochizuki v. United States 43 Fed. Cl. 97 (1999) was a class action lawsuit brought by survivors of Japanese Latin Americans interned during World War II by the United States government. The lawsuit alleged forcible kidnapping and imprisonment. In a settlement, the government conceded it erred and allocated $5,000 each for survivor, as well as a formal apology from then-President William Clinton.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "World War II", Carl J. Schneider. Dorothy Schneider. Infobase Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-8160-4484-8, ISBN 978-0-8160-4484-9. p. 256
  2. ↑ "Japanese Latin Americans Imprisoned By US During World War II Win Bittersweet Victory From Department of Justice", ACLU. June 12, 1998. Accessed June 7, 2011
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 09, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.