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    Celebrate Fred Korematsu Day January 30!

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    Remembering Gordon Hirabayashi (1918-2012)

    The Korematsu Institute mourns the loss of Gordon Hirabayashi and his former wife, Esther Hirabayashi, who both passed away Monday, January 2, 2012. Gordon Hirabayashi, along with Min Yasui and Fred Korematsu, were three of the four brave individuals who challenged the US incarceration of...

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    KI’s second RightsFest comes to a close

    KI’s second annual RightFest civil rights film festival came to a close on October 28 after three nights of films and in-depth panel discussion. For more information about RightsFest 2011, click here.  

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    KI’s RightsFest civil rights film festival comes to SF

    Join 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!  

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    Korematsu sculpture unveiled in Oakland

    On 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....

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