Issei
Individuals born in Japan who moved to the U.S. and settled here (first generation immigrants)
Nisei
Children born to the Issei, they were automatically U.S. citizens
Redress Movement
A movement to get the government to apologize for something it did and to provide the survivors with some form of compensation, for example, the unconstitional interning of the Japanese Americans.
Internment Camp
A camp created to isolate individuals based on their racial background or political motivation. During World War Two there where ten internment camps located in varoius states designed to detain Japanese-American citizens. This internment ofJapanese-American citizens was ordered by President Roosevelt and carried out by the War Relocation Authority (WRA)
Reperations
The making of amends for a wrong or injury done: associated with a specific injustice
Individuals born in Japan who moved to the U.S. and settled here (first generation immigrants)
Nisei
Children born to the Issei, they were automatically U.S. citizens
Redress Movement
A movement to get the government to apologize for something it did and to provide the survivors with some form of compensation, for example, the unconstitional interning of the Japanese Americans.
Internment Camp
A camp created to isolate individuals based on their racial background or political motivation. During World War Two there where ten internment camps located in varoius states designed to detain Japanese-American citizens. This internment ofJapanese-American citizens was ordered by President Roosevelt and carried out by the War Relocation Authority (WRA)
Reperations
The making of amends for a wrong or injury done: associated with a specific injustice