Civil Liberties Act of 1988 | Asian Americans

Discover how the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, a formal apology by the U.S. government, acknowledged and made restitution for the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States entered into World War II, fighting Japan, Germany, and Italy. Within a few months, Japanese Americans found their rights violated through Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Roosevelt, which forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans into camps. 

CORRECTION: Certain errors in a previous version of this program have been corrected, including the statement that the Core Civic South Texas Family Residential Center separates children from their families, which is not the case, and the erroneous use of a photograph of a different facility.