James W. Parkinson
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James W. Parkinson is a lawyer and an activist for reparations to be paid to Americans who were slave laborers for private Japanese companies during World War II
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Parkinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1973.
Parkinson is also a 1976 graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School
at Brigham Young University
and is admitted to practice law in California.
Parkinson authored with Lee Benson
Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts and Congress and more recently was the producer of the film The Inheritance of War also about the Americans held prisoner of war by Japan and their quest for reparaitions.
From 2003-2004 Parkinson was the chairman of the Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus.
Parkinson was also involved in the organization "Republicans for Obama".
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Parkinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1973.
Parkinson is also a 1976 graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School
J. Reuben Clark Law School
The J. Reuben Clark Law School is a professional graduate school located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, Jr.—former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and LDS Church General Authority—and its charter dean was former...
at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and is admitted to practice law in California.
Parkinson authored with Lee Benson
Lee Benson
Lee Benson is a columnist for the Deseret News. He has covered at least nine Olympic Games for the paper and has written columns on Mormon. He has also co-authored a book with James W...
Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts and Congress and more recently was the producer of the film The Inheritance of War also about the Americans held prisoner of war by Japan and their quest for reparaitions.
From 2003-2004 Parkinson was the chairman of the Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus.
Parkinson was also involved in the organization "Republicans for Obama".