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Hawaii Governor proclaims Fred Korematsu Day 2013
Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has proclaimed January 30, 2013 as Fred Korematsu Day in the state of Hawaii. This is the first state-wide recognition of Fred Korematsu Day outside California. Many...
View ArticleRightsFest goes to NYC Sept. 6-8!
The Korematsu Institute takes RightsFest to New York City with a lineup up of films about civil rights and sports.
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KI director writes for CNN about Ashton Kutcher’s brown-face ad
Korematsu Institute director Ling Woo Liu published a CNN editorial on June 29 entitled I’m still waiting for Ashton Kutcher’s apology.
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30th anniversary of Vincent Chin
On Saturday, June 23, KI Director Ling Woo Liu spoke on a panel commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Vincent Chin hate crime murder. Other panelists included Asian Law Caucus attorney Angela...
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Remembering the Oak Creek shooting victims
The interfaith vigil in Fremont, CA on August 8, 2012. Photo taken by Ling Woo Liu The Korematsu Institute extends our condolences to the families and all individuals impacted by the tragic shooting...
View ArticleThird annual RightsFest comes to a close
This year’s RightsFest film festival focused on civil rights and sports. Closing night featured Tommie Smith, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist and civil rights hero. For more information and photos,...
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Karen Korematsu speaks at the Clinton School of Public Service
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Karen Korematsu spoke at the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service in Sturgis Hall about her father’s Supreme Court case and the work of the institute...
View ArticleFred Korematsu Day “Heroes” celebration in San Francisco
A packed house at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater honored 16 pioneer Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights heroes at the Korematsu Institute’s Fred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration on January...
View ArticleUtah Governor declares Fred Korematsu Day on January 30, 2013
Read the Salt Lake City Tribune January 15, 2013 front page story: Utah governor to honor Topaz internee, Fred Korematsu Read the Deseret News story here: Utah governor signs declaration establishing...
View ArticleHawaii Governor proclaims Fred Korematsu Day on January 30, 2013
Roughly 1,000 people came out to commemorate Hawaii’s first-ever Fred Korematsu Day celebrations!
View ArticleChanges at the Korematsu Institute
April 2013 marked the fourth anniversary of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education. We have been able to advance the Institute’s work only with your generous support. We have...
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‘Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day’ Established in Hawai’i
Hawai’i Governor Neil Abercrombie (left) with Korematsu Institute Executive Director Karen Korematsu. Photo by Hawai’i of the Governor. Hawai’i Gov. Neil Abercrombie on June 7, 2013, signed a bill...
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In Memory of Frances “Kathryn” (Pearson) Korematsu (1921-2013)
Frances “Kathryn” (Pearson) Korematsu passed away in her sleep on October 28, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., at age 92. Kathryn had a remarkable life. She was born on March 14, 1921, in Greenville, S.C.,...
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Fred Korematsu Day in Georgia
The Georgia Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Task Force will commemorate Fred Korematsu Day together with its 2014 AAPI Legislative Day at the State Capitol on January 30, 2014, from 9:30...
View ArticleFourth Annual Fred Korematsu Day to Feature Congressman Mike Honda and Jose...
Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas and Congressman Mike Honda will headline this year’s Fred Korematsu Day Celebration on Sunday, January 26, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Morris Dailey...
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NPR: ‘Honoring A Japanese-American Who Fought Against Internment Camps’
http://korematsuinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140130_atc_illinois_joins_three_other_states_celebrating_fred_korematsu_day.mp3 NPR story from Jan. 30, 2014. Originally posted here.
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Karen Korematsu at Teachers College, Columbia University
Karen Korematsu will speak at Teachers College, Columbia University, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cowin Center at Teachers College. For more information, visit...
View ArticleU.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Honor Fred Korematsu and...
Martin R. Castro, Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, announced that the Commission has sent letters on March 31, 2014, to the President and Congress to urge the creation of...
View ArticleMSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Notes 70th Anniv. of Arguments in Korematsu v. US
70 years ago this past weekend (Oct. 11-12), the Supreme Court heard arguments in Korematsu v. U.S. Some lawyers for the government “had tried to tell the solicitor general, ‘Don’t file this brief. It...
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