Achieving the Impossible Dream - How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress

An inspiring story of wrongs made right as well as a practical guide to getting legislation through Congress.

Summary

Tells how members of the politically inexperienced minority Japanese American group organized themselves at the grass-roots level, gathered political support, and succeeded in obtaining a written apology from the president of the United States and monetary compensation in accordance with the provisions of the 1988 Civil Liberties Act.

Product details

• Authors: S Megan Berthold, S. Megan Berthold, Harry H Kitano, Harry H. Kitano, Harry H. L. Kitano, Mitchell T Maki, Mitchell T. Maki
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.1999
• EAN: 9780252067648
• ISBN: 978-0-252-06764-8
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Asian American Experience; Asian American Experience (Uni; Asian American Experience
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous