Born in Seattle: The Campaign for Japanese American RedressThe story of the World War II internment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and Japanese born permanent residents is well known by now. Less well known is the history of the small group of Seattle activists who gave birth to the national movement for redress. It was they who first conceived of petitioning the U. S. Congress to demand a public apology and monetary compensation for the individuals and the community whose constitutional rights had