Omori, Chizu (11/10/2022)

Omori, Chizu (11/10/2022)

Chizu Omori, a Nisei born in the San Diego area and incarcerated at Poston during World War II, describes becoming politically active at UC Berkeley in the 1950s, participating in the Civil Rights Movement, and supporting the Japanese American Redress Movement in Seattle in the 1970s and '80s. She remembers helping Issei draft written testimonies and delivering her own oral testimony at the Seattle CWRIC hearings. Chizu also shares her experience serving as a plaintiff for the NCJAR class action lawsuit spearheaded by William Hohri, including memories of her 1987 trip to Washington D.C. to attend the Supreme Court hearing. She concludes by describing her involvement with Tsuru for Solidarity and stressing the importance of interracial solidarity.

2022-11-10

video

Nagasawa, Katherine

Omori, Chizu

Civil Rights

NCJAR

Seattle, WA

Berkeley, CA

William Hohri

Supreme Court

Japanese American Citizens League

JACL

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

CWRIC hearings

Tsuru for Solidarity

Interracial solidarity

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