Really good news: UC Regents give honorary degrees to those Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII and were unable to finish their education. That’s pretty good, except… aren’t the internees like… pretty old now (or even deceased)? Why so overdue?
Here’s a quote from the article from our man (hah hah), UC Regents President Mark Yudof:
“This action is long overdue and addresses an historical tragedy,” Yudof said. “To the surviving students themselves, and to their families, I want to say, ‘This is one way to apologize to you. It will never be possible to erase what happened, but we hope we can provide you a small measure of justice.’ ”
But if anything, I’m glad that this step was taken — it once again brings to light the civil liberties that were harshly snatched away from legitimate American citizens, serving as a reminder for years to come…