A leading group of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent, including some who suffered internment during World War II, are using their community's experiences to campaign for a society free of discrimination and prejudice.

The Japanese American Citizens League renewed its call for the protection of all civil rights in the United States during a recent press event, held to mark the 25th anniversary of an act that sought redress for nisei who were discriminated against even after the war.

On Aug. 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act stipulating that one of its purposes was to "apologize on behalf of the people of the United States for the evacuation, relocation, and internment" of wartime Japanese-Americans.