Share |

Robert "Bob" T. Matsui

Image

Robert "Bob" Matsui passed away on January 1, 2005 from bone marrow cancer. Photo by unknown.

Former congressional member Robert "Bob" T. Matsui. Matsui helped pass the Japanese-American Redress Act which provided an official apology from the United States federal government for the Japanese-American internment program. Matsui passed away January 1, 2005 from a form of bone marrow cancer.

Marty Omoto issued a commentary days after Matsui's passing in 2005.