Questions

1. What is the purpose of quoting African American congressperson Ron Dellums and scholar Vincene Verdun in the opening of this essay (par. 3)?

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   Questions: - What is the purpose of quoting African American congressperson Ron Dellums and scholar Vincene Verdun in the opening of this essay (par. 3)?
2. What two attitudes toward “the social meanings of Japanese American redress” (par. 4) does Eric K. Yamamoto present? What is the third—his own—viewpoint?

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   Questions: - What two attitudes toward “the social meanings of Japanese American redress” (par. 4) does Eric K. Yamamoto present? What is the third—his own—viewpoint?
3. What does Yamamoto believe is “the dilemma of reparations” (par. 13)? How is it demonstrated in the example of restitution for Jews victimized by Nazi Germany?

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   Questions: - What does Yamamoto believe is “the dilemma of reparations” (par. 13)? How is it demonstrated in the example of restitution for Jews victimized by Nazi Germany?
4. Why does Yamamoto argue that “monetary reparations are important, but not simply as individual compensation” (par. 18)?

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   Questions: - Why does Yamamoto argue that “monetary reparations are important, but not simply as individual compensation” (par. 18)?
5. What does Yamamoto mean when he calls for “a reframing of the prevailing reparations paradigm” (par. 21)?

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   Questions: - What does Yamamoto mean when he calls for “a reframing of the prevailing reparations paradigm” (par. 21)?
6. Under what circumstances and terms does Yamamoto believe that “reparations are potentially transformative” (par. 23)?

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   Questions: - Under what circumstances and terms does Yamamoto believe that “reparations are potentially transformative” (par. 23)?