IN RECOGNITION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN ARCHIVAL COLLECTION; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 206
(Extensions of Remarks - December 19, 2019)
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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN
ARCHIVAL COLLECTION
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HON. DORIS O. MATSUI
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to
honor the 25th Anniversary and the magnificent work of the Japanese
American Archival Collection at California State University, Sacramento
(Sacramento State). I ask all my colleagues to join me in acknowledging
the contributions of the Japanese American Archival Collection, as
their work has preserved the deep history of Japanese Americans in the
Sacramento Region, as well as the history of World War II internment,
redress and reparations.
The collection was created in 1994 from the generous gifts from Mary
Tsukamoto, the Florin JACL, and the Sacramento VFW Nisei Post 8985,
along with many other families and community members. This collection
includes Ms. Tsukamoto's educational materials about the internment
camps and a wealth of material about the Japanese-American community,
including pages from her father's scrapbook, news publications, and
photographs. The JAAC also includes historical artifacts, such as
blankets, various military records, and personal journals. Since its
founding, the collection has grown to include California State
University's (CSU) Japanese American Digitization Project, which is a
collection of over 2,900 images and documents from 15 CSU campuses
related to the WWII incarceration of American citizens of Japanese
descent. This award-winning collection also includes the JAAC
Imagebase, which is comprised of over 1,300 photographs in a searchable
database. Through the entire collection, scholars and the public can
view images that range from the pictures of the inside of an internment
camp to images of the uniforms worn by the Japanese-American nurses
that worked in the camps. All of the documents, photographs and
artifacts in the JAAC are a piece of our nation's history and I am so
pleased that Sacramento State has taken the leadership to preserve
them. Finally, I must add my deep and personal appreciation to the
JAAC, as it is the host the Robert Matsui Legacy collection, which
includes a number of news articles, pictures and videos about the
redress and reparations movement.
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to honor the important work of
the Japanese American Archival Collection at Sacramento State. This
archival collection is absolutely important for all Americans, as we
must continue to commit to learning from our nation's history of past
mistakes, if we are to not repeat them in the future. I ask all my
colleagues to join me in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this
significant collection, and all those who have contributed personal
items or have helped it grow.
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