- Summary
- The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was established by act of Congress in 1980. Between July and December 1981, the CWRIC held 20 days of public hearings in Seattle, WA; Alaska; Washington, D.C; New York, New York; Chicago, Ill.; Cambridge, MA; and, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. This publication consists of the testimony and documents from more than 750 witnesses: Japanese Americans and Aleuts who had lived through the events of WWII, former government officials who ran the internment program, public figures, internees, organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League, interested citizens, historians, and other professionals who had studied the subjects of the Commission's inquiry. Many of the transcripts are personal stories of experiences of evacuees. Documents include publications, reports, press releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. related to the hearings.
- Series
- Archives unbound
Archives unbound.
- Format
- Online resource
- Published
- Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2011
- Other Authors/Editors
- United States. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
- Notes
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Date range of documents: 1981.
Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives (U.S.).
Access limited to subscribers.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
