Iwant people to know that she was a great teacher who loved her family and her country. she had the courage to speak out and do something about the injustice. she worked hard to pass redress. when a group of people feel they have been treated unfairly by the government, the us constitution guarantees you the right to redress the government. the japanese americans did that and because the civil liberties act of 1988 was passed by congress, our constitution is strong again. it was weakened by executive order 9066 when president roosevelt ordered 120,000 innocent japanese americans into internment camps. mary tsukamoto always took the initiative to follow her beliefs. she was a respected author (she wrote the book, we the people, a story of internment in america), a political activist and someone who worked for world peace. she was selected by the california state senate as a notable californian. in writing, walk through the process of finding the main idea. then, describe the main idea of the excerpt. be sure to explain your response.