An event was held on Friday to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American civil rights activist who fought against U.S. forced detentions during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/japanese-american-rights-activist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #immigration #us #japaneseamericans #internment #fredkorematsu
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January 30, since 2011 - Fred Korematsu Day
Fred Korematsu, was born in Oakland, California, to a Japanese-American family. When World War II broke out Japanese-American citizens were subject to curfews and, following an executive order from Pres. Roosevelt, were sent to internment camps. Fred Korematsu refused to go and was convicted and sent to a camp.
He challenged the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 all the way to the Supreme Court. In 1944 the Supreme court ruled against him. Finally in 1983, a Federal court in San Francisco overturned the original conviction. In 1988 Congress passed legislation apologizing for the internments and awarded each survivor $20,000.
The "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" is observed every January 30th and in an increasing number of states.
"Protest, but not with violence. Don't be afraid to speak up. One person can make a difference, even if it takes 40 years..." #FredKorematsu
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1942, #FredKorematsu was arrested. He had resisted FDR's #ExecutiveOrder9066, which sent Japanese-Americans to #ConcentrationCamps. #ACLU backed him in a trial that upheld the legality of these racist camps. SCOTUS finally criticized the precedent in 2018.
Never Again. #barbedwire #fredkorematsu #photography #nikon
(1/2) When #FDR issued #EO9066, #FredKorematsu, a native-born US citizen, refused. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1942, he was arrested, convicted, and sent to a #ConcentrationCamp in Utah. He appealed and #SCOTUS ruled that denial of #CivilLiberties on the basis of race was legal.
🫡 Today is a great day to learn about #FredKorematsu, Ernest Besig, Wayne M. Collins, and the work they did trying to unfuck the U.S. decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans during WWII. #FredKorematsuDay
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