by GAIC_Admin | Nov 23, 2015 | Events, Legislative Efforts, Other Milestones
The German American Internee Coalition is thrilled that on October 21, 2009, the Wartime Treatment Study Act made a huge step toward passage when it was reported favorably out of the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. The bipartisan vote was 19-7,...
by GAIC_Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Events, Other Milestones
On February 4, 2009, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued its annual Day of Remembrance letter to Day of Remembrance participants. The concluding paragraph of the letter states: It has been over two decades since the enactment of the Civil...
by GAIC_Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Legislative Efforts, Other Milestones
Search for: Home Events History Internment Camps Real People Resources Contact The first federal legislation to pass which specifically mentioned the internment of German Americans and Latin Americans was introduced by Rep. Mike Honda as House Resolution 56. It passed...