I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of House Resolution 109. We have been discussing in the previous resolution Executive Order 9066. When President Roosevelt signed that order. approximately 120.000 Japanese Americans were forced Into internment camps. leading to the loss of their livelihoods. homes. and jobs. This action was the largest relocation of Americans in our history. Before being deported to permanent camps in desolate areas and behind barbed wires. thousands of Japanese Americans were temporarily held at assembly centers. Close to 5.000 Japanese Americans reported to the Pinedale Assembly Center in Fresno. California.
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