Personal history of Japanese Americans during internment
Higuchi recalls how fear and suspicion framed Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor with relocation orders on February 19, 1942. His family sold land under market distortions, faced vigilante violence after release, and later pursued education and work in Frederick. A government commission blamed Roosevelt. some proposed payments to internees, but the Higuchis value remembrance over money.
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Higuchi
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arizona
Utah
San Jose
Calif
Frederick
Roosevelt
America
Annette
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Reagan seeks changes in jobs relief bill outline
President Reagan says he can back about three quarters of the recession relief measure moving through Congress but urges Democrats to modify the rest. The package offers 4.6 billion dollars for federal programs including community development grants, food aid, highways, Amtrak construction, and youth job training.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Amtrak
Inflation Update Highlights New Housing Charge Measure
Inflation data under a new rental equivalence method shows January costs for homeowners rising 6.7 percent and renters 0.6 percent, with overall consumer prices up 0.8 percent in December and 3.8 percent over 12 months ending January. Natural gas prices climbed 1.7 percent in January, contributing to a 25.4 percent rise for 1982. A Maryland board meeting on horse riding stables set for March 10 in Annapolis will review inspections and complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Board of Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis
Commission on Redress Finds No Military Need for Internment
The commission says mass internment lacked military justification and cites political pressure and fear as the factors behind Roosevelt's 9066 order. It notes families lost homes and assets while many remained abroad until 1944, and highlights appeals led by the ACLU for Korematsu Hirabayashi and Yasui. Eight residents and one business filed bankruptcy in Rockville, listing assets and debts from modest to substantial.
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Elaine Eliason
American Civil Liberties Union of
Northern California
ACLU
Supreme Court
Fred Koremateu
Gordon Hirabayashi
Minoru Yasui
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Stimson
John J. DeWitt
West Coast
DeWitt
West
California
Arizona
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Arkansas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Rockville
Robert H
Harriet R. Haines
Dogwood Avenue
Thurmont
Farm Equipment Center Inc
Brian E. Barkley
Hanbounteer
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Thelms
Kiyoshi Higuchi
Annette Spenter
Higuchis
Bob ~Rone
House Appropriations Committee
Evergreen Point
Bota Sub Chai
Ouetty Consiru
Commission
Bruce E
Kathleen R. Pennewill
Catoctin View Drive
Mount Airy
James M. Greenan
Kenneth D
Susan O. Cline
Rt. 1
Box 145
Smithsburg
Roger Schlossberg
Gene E
Sandra L. Win- Pigler
Seeker's Walk
Walkersville
Jack “. Hyatt
Sears
Roesuck and CO
General Electric
Weathertron
Wetnight Electric, Inc
Jefferson, MD
Carmack
Hahn
Pryor Parts
Perme
Pa Motive Liqui
Viva Towels
Pepsi Cola
Kraft
Witte
Ash
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