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July 6 - July 12, 2000
Choking back tears, Frank Bigelow asked Congress why the federal government opposes his lawsuit against the Japanese company he says made him a slave laborer during World War II. Bigelow, a former seaman from Brooksville, Fla., spent two years as a prisoner of war, suffering beatings and illness such as malaria, jaundice and dysentery. Fellow prisoners cut off part of his leg after a rock fell and broke it while he mined for Mitsui and Co. Inc. “What do I think the company owes us? My leg, a couple of years of our lives and at least miner’s wages for what we did,” Bigelow, 78, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 28 (see statement). Asian Food Markets in the Bay Area Lampo Leong's Forces • Contemplation Reasons to Celebrate
Waiting for an Apology
Former POWs blast federal opposition to lawsuits against Japanese companie
API Advisory Commission Visits S.F.
(in Bay Area News)
(in Business)
(in A&E)
(in Opinion)
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When hundreds of members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) wrapped up their national convention in Monterey, Calif., last weekend, the organization’s uncertain future lingered on the minds of many. A total of 16 resolutions were voted on, with two in particular generating great controversy: One that called for continued support in the fight for redress for Japanese Latin Americas was defeated, while another that called for recognition and an apology to the Japanese Americans who refused to fight in World War II, was adopted.
Remembering Wounds of War
JACL convention works through debate and dissent
Frank Bigelow’s Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Bigelow’s testimony from June 28.
Lawsuit Filed Against Gun Manufacturers
The family of Won-Joon Yoon, victim of a hate-driven shooting rampage last year, announces a lawsuit against the companies who provided the guns.
Courtni Sunjoo Pugh, Democratic Party Advocate
An interview and profile of longtime political activist and Director of Asian Pacific American Outreach for the Democratic National Committee, Courtni Sunjoo Pugh.
ACLU Sues Utah Highway Patrol
On behalf of Indian American Mani Kang, the ACLU's Utah chapter files its first racial profiling suit.
Washington Journal: Appreciating Norman Mineta
Columnist Phil Tajitsu Nash finds personal reasons to be happy for Norm Mineta.
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