The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States issued its verdict Aug. 4, ruling in favor of the late Isamu Carlos “Art†Shibayama and the Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project. The IACHR is an independent agency within the OAS, and its main mission is to promote the observance and protection of […]
Rights commission rules in favor of Japanese Latin Americans kidnapped during WWII
August 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Japanese Latin Americans receive favorable hearing; ruling may not come for years
March 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — Isamu Carlos “Art†Shibayama and the Campaign for Justice: Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans! delegation appeared to have received a favorable hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights March 21, but an official ruling may not be expected for years. The IACHR is an independent agency of the Organization of American […]
‘Tex’ Nakamura, civil rights advocate who worked with Wayne Collins, dies
September 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Tetsujiro “Tex†Nakamura, a civil rights advocate who became involved in redevelopment issues in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo after World War II and an attorney who worked closely with attorney Wayne Collins on the World War II Japanese American renunciation cases, the Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri d’Aquino case and the Japanese Latin American cases, passed […]
Bay Area DOR reflects on past and present
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Bay Area Day of Remembrance took place Feb. 17 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco’s Japantown. The annual gathering commemorates the nearly 120,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II. This year’s DOR, the 34th iteration of the San Francisco Bay Area’s ceremony, celebrated […]
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