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Hope Still Alive For Japanese Americans To Claim Savings
Washington notes focus on Rep Matsunaga and Rep Mink pushing a bill to return 4.5 million dollars to about 2,000 first generation Japanese immigrants whose Yokohama Specie Bank deposits were confiscated after Pearl Harbor. The bill aims to erase the enemy alien barrier and speed reimbursements, though living claimants remain unclear and no interest will be paid.
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Washington
West Coast
Spark M. Matsunaga
Dhawaii
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Japan
Matsunaga
Mrs. Mink
Pearl Harbor
California
Hawaii
Supreme Court
United States
Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd
Fedal Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Justice Department
Treasury
Congress
Federal Reserve Bank
Mike Masaoka
Masaoka
Yokohama
Specie Bank
Sumitomo Bank