Yoshikawa, Gordon (4/10/2023)

Yoshikawa, Gordon (4/10/2023)

Gordon Yoshikawa, a nisei who resettled in Cincinnati, OH after being released from incarceration, discusses his involvement with the Cincinnati chapter of the JACL from the 1960s to the present day, focusing primarily on his memories of the redress movement. He describes how redress created an opportunity for former incarcerees who had remained silent for many year to open up about their experiences during WWII. He recalls his own experience as an audience member at the Chicago CWRIC hearings at NEIU, and reflects on his friends and aquaintances who testified. Notably, he shares details about attending, along with his sister, the presidential signing of the Civil Liberties Act in Washington, DC in 1988. He also describes some of his more recent experiences as a public speaker about Japanese American history.

2023-04-10

video

Doi, Mary

Nagasawa, Katherine

Yoshikawa, Gordon

Nisei

Tule Lake

Topaz

Japanese American Citizens League

JACL Cincinnati chapter

JACL Midwest District Council

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

Northeastern Illinois University

CWRIC Hearings

Civil Liberties Act

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