For many years after the war, various individuals and groups sought compensation for the internees. The speed of the evacuation forced many homeowners and businessmen to sell out quickly; total property loss is estimated at $1.3 billion, and net income loss at $2.7 billion (calculated in 1983 dollars based on the Commission investigation below).
The Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act of 1948, with amendments in 1951 and 1965, provided token payments for some property losses. More serious efforts to make amends took place in the early 1980s, when the congressionally established Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians held investigations and made recommendations. As a result, several bills were introduced in Congress from 1984 until 1988, when Public Law 100-383, which acknowledged the injustice of the internment, apologized for it, and provided for restitution, was passed. –Documents from the National Archives: Internment of Japanese Americans According to this source, what was the result of the commission?
Check all that apply.
A. The internees did not seek compensation at any point after the war.
B.Payments were made after the 1940s.
C. In the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.
D.Nothing resulted from the commission’s findings, and the matter was dropped.