On Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 1775, the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution bill — the first day named after an Asian American in US history. The Korematsu Institute would like to thank the bill’s co-sponsors, Assemblymembers Warren Furutani and Marty Block, the California legislature, the Governor as well as ALL of the community organization, ethnic bar associations and individuals who sent letters of support over the past few months. You helped make history!
The first Fred Korematsu Day will be celebrated on Jan. 30, 2011. The Korematsu Institute will hold a grand celebration that day in the Bay Area, in addition to various activities throughout the state. We are also in the process of designing K-12 curriculum to roll out into California classrooms. For more information, click here.
