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Possible Presidential Medal of Freedom to honor Endo

July 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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State Senator Richard Pan addressing the California State Senate on behalf of SJR 12. Photo: Lorie Shelley

The California State Senate voted 38-0 to pass SJR 12, a Joint Resolution supporting nominating Mitsuye Endo for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The resolution will now go to the California State Assembly where it has been co-sponsored by nine State Assembly Members. A vote is expected in August.

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Mitsuye Endo

Endo was one of four plaintiffs who challenged the constitutionality of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. She won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in late 1944 that led to the closing of the camps and allowed Japanese Americans to begin returning to the west coast. (end)

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, California State Assembly, California State Senate, Japanese Americans, Joint Resolution, Mitsuye Endo, Photo Lorie Shelley, Presidential Medal, SJR, State Assembly Members, Supreme Court, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

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