Japanese American Redress Act
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The Japanese American Redress Act is a U.S. federal law that formally apologized for and granted reparations to Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese American Redress Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411507 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese American Redress Act Context triple: [Civil Libertities Act of 1988, alsoKnownAs, Japanese American Redress Act]
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A.
Japanese American internment
Japanese American internment was the World War II–era forced relocation and incarceration of around 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the United States, driven by wartime hysteria and racism and later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
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B.
Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150)
Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150) is a 1993 joint resolution of the U.S. Congress formally acknowledging and apologizing for the United States’ role in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its impact on Native Hawaiians.
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C.
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 was a U.S. federal law that ended the longstanding ban on Chinese immigration and allowed limited naturalization rights for Chinese immigrants during World War II.
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D.
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
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E.
Hirabayashi v. United States
Hirabayashi v. United States is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime curfew and restrictions imposed on Japanese Americans during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese American Redress Act Target entity description: The Japanese American Redress Act is a U.S. federal law that formally apologized for and granted reparations to Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.
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A.
Japanese American internment
Japanese American internment was the World War II–era forced relocation and incarceration of around 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the United States, driven by wartime hysteria and racism and later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
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B.
Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150)
Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150) is a 1993 joint resolution of the U.S. Congress formally acknowledging and apologizing for the United States’ role in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its impact on Native Hawaiians.
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C.
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 was a U.S. federal law that ended the longstanding ban on Chinese immigration and allowed limited naturalization rights for Chinese immigrants during World War II.
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D.
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
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E.
Hirabayashi v. United States
Hirabayashi v. United States is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime curfew and restrictions imposed on Japanese Americans during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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civil rights legislation ⓘ reparations law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Department of Justice
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
|
| affectedGroup |
Japanese Americans
ⓘ
Japanese Latin Americans ⓘ |
| apologyFor |
forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II
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incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II ⓘ violations of civil liberties of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| basedOnReport | Personal Justice Denied ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | Public Law 100-383 ⓘ |
| compensationAmountPerPerson | 20000 U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityCriterion |
U.S. citizens or permanent residents of Japanese ancestry incarcerated during World War II
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surviving internees at time of enactment ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| establishes | Office of Redress Administration ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States federal budget ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Civil Liberties Act of 1988 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Japanese American internment
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World War II ⓘ |
| includes | statement that government actions were based on race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership ⓘ |
| includesProvision | public education fund about the internment ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians report
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Japanese American redress movement ⓘ |
| languageCharacterization | actions were unjust and motivated by race prejudice and war hysteria ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil liberties
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human rights ⓘ minority rights ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later discussions of reparations in the United States ⓘ |
| provides |
formal apology by the U.S. government
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monetary reparations to eligible individuals ⓘ |
| purpose |
to acknowledge fundamental injustices of wartime incarceration
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to discourage similar violations of civil liberties in the future ⓘ to provide redress to surviving internees ⓘ |
| recognizedHarm |
loss of liberty
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loss of property ⓘ violation of due process ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Executive Order 9066
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Japanese American internment camps ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese American internment
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| shortName |
Civil Liberties Act
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linked to:
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
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| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1988-08-10 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | surviving Japanese American internees ⓘ |
| typeOfCompensation |
individual payments
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official apology letter from the President ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Japanese American Redress Act Description of subject: The Japanese American Redress Act is a U.S. federal law that formally apologized for and granted reparations to Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Civil Liberties Act of 1988