CA AR82

Declares February 19, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance marking 84 years since President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in 10 concentration camps during World War II

Recognizes approximately 33,000 Japanese American veterans who served during WWII despite their families' incarceration, including those in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service

Acknowledges the 1988 federal Civil Liberties Act signed by President Reagan, which formally apologized and provided reparations, finding the incarceration was caused by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and failure of political leadership—not military necessity

References California Assembly's 2020 apology (HR 77) to Japanese Americans for the state's past support of the unjust exclusion and incarceration

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