California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
Korematsu received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1998. He died in 2005 at age 86 ...
US lawmakers introduce bill to honor rights activist held in Utah internment camp during WWII
Rep. Celeste Maloy and three other lawmakers have introduced a bill to honor civil rights activist Fred Korematsu, held in a ...
Los Angeles Daily News10d
California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
California on Thursday is observing Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, remembering the shipyard welder who challenged the constitutionality of the incarceration of ...
Times of San Diego10d
California Sets Aside Jan. 30 to Honor Man Who Defied Japanese Internment
Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. California is observing Fred ...
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Lawmakers push to take Fred Korematsu Day national
Born to Japanese immigrants in Oakland, he was arrested for refusing to be incarcerated based on his ethnicity.