jan 1, 1943 - "No-No Boys" (1943)
Description:
- Administered a 2-question "loyalty survey" to men applying to leave Japanese internment camps
- "Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, wherever ordered?"
- “Will you swear unqualified allegiances to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese emperor, or other foreign government, power or organization?”
- Officials were authorized to use more force toward "No-No Boys" if they rebelled/resisted
- As "reparation," the boys were given a public apology and ~$18,000 by President Clinton
Added to timeline:
ES 112 Final Timeline
Dr. Jennell Navarro
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