CA ACR114

Designates February 19, 2010, as a Day of Remembrance in California to increase public awareness of the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

Commemorates Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, which resulted in the incarceration of 120,000 Americans and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry in internment camps.

Honors approximately 33,000 Japanese American veterans who fought for the United States during World War II, including members of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, which earned seven Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations and nearly 10,000 casualties.

References the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which formally apologized for and declared that Executive Order 9066 was caused by racial prejudice, war hysteria, and political failure rather than military necessity.

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Library, and State Archives.