Almost 50 years later, through the efforts of leaders and advocates of the Japanese-American community, Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 under the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Popularly known as the Japanese American Redress Bill, this act acknowledged that "a grave injustice was done" and mandated Congress to pay each victim of internment $20,000 in reparations. The reparations were sent with a signed apology from the President of the United States on behalf of the American people. The period for reparations ended in August of 1998 during President Bill Clinton's second term.

* Was this the right thing for the president to do? Why or why not?

*How do you think the Japanese-Americans felt about the reparations?