What is Civil Liberties Act of 1988?
[[Image:Ronald Reagan signing Japanese reparations bill.jpg|right|thumb|200px|President Reagan signs the bill in an official ceremony. Left to right: Hawaii Sen. [[Spark Matsunaga]], California Rep. [[Norman Mineta]], Hawaii Rep. [[Pat Saiki]], California Sen. [[Pete Wilson]], Alaska Rep. [[Don Young]], California Rep. [[Bob Matsui]], California Rep. [[Bill Lowery (politician)|Bill Lowery]], and [[Japanese American Citizens League|JACL]] President Harry Kajihara.]] The '''Civil Liberties Act of 1988''' ({{USPL|100|383}}, title I, August 10, 1988, {{USStat|102|904}}, {{usc|50a|1989b}} et seq.) is a [[United States federal law]] that granted [[reparation (legal)|reparations]] to [[Japanese Americans]] who had been [[Japanese American internment|interned by the United States government]] during [[World War II]]. The act was sponsored by [[California]]'s [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Congressman [[Norman Mineta]], an internee as a child, and [[Wyoming]]'s [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Alan K. Simpson]], who had met Mineta while visiting an internment camp. The third co-sponsor was California Senator [[Pete Wilson]]. The bill was supported by the majority of Democrats in Congress, while the majority of Republicans voted against it. The act was signed into law by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. ==Other websites== * [http://www.campaignforjusticejla.org/ Campaign for Justice of Japanese Latin-Americans] * [https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/442 Text] [[Category:1988 in the United States]] {{US-stub}}