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Burbank proclaims Day of Remembrance; resident recalls family’s 1942 removal
Summary
The Burbank City Council proclaimed Feb. 19 as a Day of Remembrance for the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans and heard a survivor’s family testimony detailing transfers between wartime camps. Council tied the recognition to preserving civil liberties and historical awareness.
Tamela Takahashi, mayor of the City of Burbank, read a proclamation declaring Feb. 19, 2026, a Day of Remembrance for the forced removal and incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The proclamation cites President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1942 Executive Order 9066 and notes the later federal redress embodied in the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
Nancy Takayama of the San Fernando…
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