Kristen Hayashi
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first heard Dec 2024
last heard Dec 2024
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the incarceration. And that's a profound thing. And when you read the Civil Liberties Act, there's a lot of lofty language that is really important to the ideals of this country. And we need to kind of uphold our leaders to ensure that that remains for all Americans. But shortly following that, there was a push for reparations.
And so essentially Congress determined that if you were a former carcerer who was still living in 1988, 1989, you were eligible for $20,000. But by that point, a lot of, you know, Issei had already passed away. Their families, you know, weren't eligible for that money. But while $20,000 might sound like a significant amount of money, it wasn't in comparison to all that they had lost.
But, you know, I think it's really important to reflect on that, that, you know, the Congress was very clear in saying that former incarcerated had to still be living in order to be eligible for this money because they didn't want other communities to be able to ask for reparations for what the U.S. government had done, you know, in the past.
And that's significant because now, you know, there are a number of groups who are fighting for reparations. And so this really is a current event.
Anyone who's listening to this can easily reflect on the relevance of this conversation, the pain that was gone through, the hoops that were jumped through, and apply it to modern day scenarios as well. Thank you so much, Kristen Hayashi, who is a director of collections management and access and curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, downtown in Little Tokyo.
Fantastic place to visit. Thank you so much, Kristen. Nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for having me.
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