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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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Post-9/11 Civil Rights Oral History Workshop 5/22
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsJoin Voice of Witness, the Korematsu Institute, and the Islamic Networks Group for Post-9/11 Stories: Exploring Civil Rights Narratives for Classrooms and Communities, an oral history workshop exploring issues of post-9/11 injustice through the stories in the Voice of Witness title Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice. Date: Tuesday, May 22nd,... -
Pasadena Unified School District board passes Fred Korematsu Day resolution
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsOn March 27, 2012, the Pasadena Unified School District board passed a resolution to commemorate Fred Korematsu Day every year. Many thanks to Pasadena resident and Cherry Blossom Festival organizer, Wendy Anderson, for bringing this resolution before the board. Thanks also to Patricia Kinaga of... -
Karen Korematsu speaks out on indefinite detention
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No Comments“I ask that the Committee expand the scope of the bill to provide for the protection of all persons present in the United States. Only then can we truly live in an America that is consistent with our Constitution and that respects human dignity,” said... -
KI director discusses Jeremy Lin and Asian American civil rights
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsKorematsu Institute director Ling Woo Liu published a CNN editorial on February 14 entitled Why Jeremy Lin’s race matters. Ling was the featured guest on the South Korean radio show This Morning Seoul on February 21, when she discussed Jeremy Lin and Asian American civil rights. Ling was... -
Fred Korematsu becomes first Asian American in Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery civil rights exhibition
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsOn February 2, civil rights icon Fred T. Korematsu became the first Asian American featured in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery permanent exhibition, “The Struggle for Justice.” Two 1940s-era original photographs of Korematsu were presented on February 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Portrait Gallery in...
