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    Calif. Legislature Sends Korematsu Day Bill to Governor’s Desk

    On Aug. 24, the California State Legislature passed the Fred Korematsu Day bill.  AB 1775 is now headed to the Governor’s desk for his signature.  Click here for the full press release.

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    Korematsu Campus To Open at San Leandro High

    Following the Fred T. Korematsu elementary school at Mace Ranch in Davis, CA and the Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy in Oakland, CA, the Freshman campus of San Leandro High will be formerly named the Fred T. Korematsu Campus next month. Please join us at the dedication...

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    Korematsu Day passes on Senate Floor!

    On August 9, the Fred Korematsu Day bill passed on the California Senate Floor with another unanimous vote of 34-0. This follows unanimous votes in the Senate Education Committee in June (8-0), the Assembly Floor (69-0) and the Assembly Education Committee (8-0)  in May. It now goes back to...

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    Support Letters for Fred Korematsu Day!

    On June 30, the Fred Korematsu Day bill passed in the California Senate Education Committee with a unanimous vote of 8-0. This follows unanimous votes in the Assembly Education Committee (8-0) and Assembly Floor (69-0) in May. It will be heard on the Senate Floor in...

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    KI releases Domestic Dignity report

    The Korematsu Institute released its report, Domestic Dignity: Human Rights in Asian American Advocacy, at the Advancing Justice Conference in Washington DC. To further our mission on leadership development in Asian American communities, the Korematsu Institute is seeking to understand how human rights tools can...

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