Reparations: Lives Disrupted by War

It was mighty big of our government in 1988 to apologize and give $20,000 to every living Japanese American interned during WWII. And it went above and beyond the call copping to “racism” and “failure of political leadership.” But it wasn’t enough for some of the internees’ offspring (“Some Japanese Americans Still in Reparations Battle,” Westside, June 25). They’re evidently feeling left out and a little ticked about it, because they suffered too.

But who the heck didn’t suffer? Whose life wasn’t disrupted by the war? And all because of forces beyond anybody’s control.

To me, these whining lobbyists seem a little overeager to heap shame on Uncle Sam. Ironically, I believe it is they who display racism.

If I were them, I’d forgive and forget the unfortunate decisions made during war and thank my lucky stars that enough right ones were made to win the damn thing. Otherwise, nobody would be lobbying Washington for anything. STEVEN FOSTER Los Angeles