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Post-9/11 Civil Rights Oral History Workshop 5/22
27 April 2012 10:29 AM | No Comments -
Pasadena Unified School District board passes Fred Korematsu Day resolution
28 March 2012 12:54 PM | No Comments -
Karen Korematsu speaks out on indefinite detention
08 March 2012 3:55 PM | No Comments -
KI director discusses Jeremy Lin and Asian American civil rights
15 February 2012 4:58 PM | No Comments -
Fred Korematsu becomes first Asian American in Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery civil rights exhibition
06 February 2012 1:04 PM | No Comments -
Governor Brown proclaims California’s second annual Fred Korematsu Day
30 January 2012 1:52 AM | No Comments -
California state schools chief Tom Torlakson urges public to observe Fred Korematsu Day
19 January 2012 1:09 PM | No Comments -
Celebrate Fred Korematsu Day January 30!
07 January 2012 7:52 PM | No Comments
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Announcements Archive
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KI’s RightsFest civil rights film festival comes to SF
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsJoin us in San Francisco October 26-28 for KI’s second annual RightsFest civil rights film festival! Tickets are free but please RSVP here to reserve a seat! Tickets are going fast, so be sure to RSVP soon! -
Korematsu sculpture unveiled in Oakland
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsOn September 6, 2011, Fred Korematsu’s sculpture was unveiled in Oakland, CA as part of the “Remember Them: Champions for Humanity” sculpture by artist Mario Chiodo. The 30-ton, 1000 square-foot monument includes 25 international humanitarians such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and Dr.... -
US Dept of Justice issues unprecedented admission of error in Japanese American incarceration
Posted on May 20, 2011 | No CommentsOn Friday, May 20, 2011, acting U.S. Solicitor General, Neal Katyal, released an unprecedented statement, admitting the U.S. Department of Justice made “mistakes” in the Japanese American incarceration cases. Here are excerpts of the statement: “By the time the cases of Gordon Hirabayashi and Fred... -
Former Korematsu attorney Judge Edward Chen confirmed to federal bench
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsMore than 600 days after President Obama’s nomination, the US Senate finally confirmed Judge Edward Chen to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 10, 2011. We congratulate Judge Chen, who was part of Fred Korematsu’s heroic 1983 legal team.... -
Buy your tickets now! Fred Korematsu Day celebration Jan 30: Keynote speaker is Rev. Jesse Jackson
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsCome celebrate the first Fred Korematsu Day with us on January 30, 2011 at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium. The program includes keynote speaker Reverend Jesse Jackson, spoken word artist Beau Sia, as well as tributes from Karen Korematsu, California Assembly Members Warren Furutani and Marty...
