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Rudy Tokiwa recounts a meeting with a Florida congressman who was opposed to offering an apology and redress payment to Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. In this clip, Rudy describes the day the House of Representatives voted on the legislation.

Courtesy of Densho, excerpted from Rudy Tokiwa Interview I, Segment 5 (1997)

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