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    KI at SB1070 protest in Phoenix, AZ

    Korematsu Institute intern Aya Jennifer Sakaguchi represented KI at a protest against Arizona act SB1070, the controversial legislation that is one of the strictest anti-illegal immigration measures in the nation.

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  • 9066 to 911

    “9066 to 9/11″ screening + discussion

    The Korematsu Institute will present Akira Boch’s documentary film, 9066 to 9/11, on June 5 in San Francisco at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Western Regional conference. Following the discussion, KI director Ling Woo Liu will moderate a discussion with Wajahat Ali, a...

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    Khurshid Khoja on the Day of Remembrance

    Here’s the audio clip and text of Khurshid Khoja’s moving speech on Feb. 21, at the Bay Area Day of Remembrance. Khurshid is an attorney at Reed, Smith LLP, and a board member of the Asian Law Caucus and Asian American Bar Association. Full text posted...

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  • Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Korematsu

    Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Korematsu

    Gwen Muranaka writes yesterday on the Rafu Shimpo website about Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s response to a question by Senator Russ Feingold about the Korematsu case:

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  • Virtually Interned: Racialized National Belonging from World War II to the War on Terror

    Virtually Interned: Racialized National Belonging from World War II to the War on Terror

    This post is by Asian Law Caucus staff attorney Veena Dubal. It was originally posted on arcof72.com, the blog of the Asian Law Caucus. “To cast this case into outlines of racial prejudice, without reference to the real military dangers which were presented, merely confuses...

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