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You are here: Home / Archives for Fred Korematsu

A lesson from the past, for our future

April 7, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

Japanese American Fred Korematsu (1919–2005), a Nisei, made American legal history in 1942. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, he fought against his government-mandated internment in a camp.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, American Civil Liberties Union, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese American Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Korematsu Center, Lorraine Bannai, Mexican American Studies, Middle Eastern, Min Yasui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Irons, Presidential Medal, Professor Lorraine Bannai, San Leandro, Seattle University, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, Tucson Unified School District, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, West Coast

Minoru Yasui awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama announced on Nov. 16 that Minoru “Min” Yasui will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Minoru Yasui was a civil and human rights activist best known for his U.S. Supreme Court Case questioning the constitutionality of curfews imposed on Japanese American citizens during World War II. Cases […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Minoru Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, President Clinton, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Supreme Court Case, United States, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Supreme Court Justice says internment ruling could happen again

April 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told law students at the University of Hawaii last month that the nation’s highest court was wrong to uphold the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, but he wouldn’t be surprised if the court issued a similar ruling during […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Avi Soifer, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese Americans, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, United States, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18

White House honors legacy of Fred Korematsu

February 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 30, the White House issued a statement honoring the legacy of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American hero who stood his ground in the face of injustice.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Asian Americans, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Civil Liberties Act, District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Executive Order, Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Marilyn Patel, Kiran Ahuja, Marin County, Pearl Harbor, President Clinton, Supreme Court, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14, White House Initiative

Japanese Americans silent no more, talk about internment

May 26, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japanese American Lillia Uri Matsuda (née Satow) was interned when she was a nursing student at Seattle University (SU) in 1942.

Filed Under: Features, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Ben Kayji Hara, Camp Harmony, Colette Yoshiko Kawaguchi, Executive Order, Fred Korematsu, Italian American, Japanese American Lillia Uri Matsuda, Japanese Americans, Joanne Misako Watanabe, Karen Korematsu, Madeleine Uyehara, Masuko Caroline Taniguchi, Puyallup Assembly Center, Seattle University, Shigeko Hirai, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3, Yosh Nakagawa

Editorial: There’s another cause for celebration: Fred Korematsu Day

February 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last year, on Sept. 20, California designated Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. It was the first time that a day was officially named

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, District Court, Executive Order, FBI, Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Hugo Black, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Pearl Harbor, President Franklin, San Francisco, Solicitor General, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 30 No 6 | February 5 - February 11

Sandra Otaka, 1952–2009

June 26, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Judge Sandra Otaka, a member of the Chicago JACL and a leader in the Asian American community, has passed away.

Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Asian Americans, Cook County, Environmental Protection Agency, Fred Korematsu, Gerald Murphy, Japanese American, Lynne Kawamoto, PNW, Susan Smith, UCLA, Vietnam War, vol 28 no 27 | June 27 - July 3

Editorial: Why is it important to learn history?

May 7, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Many will say that we learn history so that we won’t repeat our missteps. It’s an easy statement to make but is hard to back up with action …

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Executive Order, Fred Korematsu, Iraq, Japanese Americans, Justice Hugo Black, Manifest Destiny, President Roosevelt, Seattle University, Supreme Court, United States, WWII

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