Korematsu Institute http://korematsuinstitute.org Thu, 02 May 2013 21:32:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hawaii Governor proclaims Fred Korematsu Day on January 30, 2013 http://korematsuinstitute.org/fredkorematsuday/fred-korematsu-day-events/fred-korematsu-day-2013-season-events/hawaii-inaugural-fred-korematsu-day-celebrations/ http://korematsuinstitute.org/fredkorematsuday/fred-korematsu-day-events/fred-korematsu-day-2013-season-events/hawaii-inaugural-fred-korematsu-day-celebrations/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:10:27 +0000 Korematsu Institute http://korematsuinstitute.org/?p=5564 Roughly 1,000 people came out to commemorate Hawaii’s first-ever Fred Korematsu Day celebrations!

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Read the Deseret News story here: Utah governor signs declaration establishing Fred Korematsu Day

Click here for details about the January 18, 2013 event at the Utah state capitol.

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]]> http://korematsuinstitute.org/ways-to-give/feed/ 0 Fred Korematsu Day “Heroes” celebration in San Francisco http://korematsuinstitute.org/fredkorematsuday/fred-korematsu-day-events/fred-korematsu-day-2013-season-events/fred-korematsu-day-heroes-celebration/ http://korematsuinstitute.org/fredkorematsuday/fred-korematsu-day-events/fred-korematsu-day-2013-season-events/fred-korematsu-day-heroes-celebration/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:12:08 +0000 Korematsu Institute http://korematsuinstitute.org/?p=5462 A packed house at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater honored 16 pioneer Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights heroes at the Korematsu Institute’s Fred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration on January 27, 2013.

 

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Korematsu Institute Director Ling Woo Liu delivered a lecture to 350 UC Santa Cruz freshman in College Ten, which is focused on social justice. Ms. Liu’s lecture topic was the legacy of Vincent Chin and the AAPI civil rights movement.

 

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]]> http://korematsuinstitute.org/2012/10/karen-korematsu-speaks-at-the-clinton-school-of-public-service/feed/ 0 KI welcomes Education Coordinator Tim Huey! http://korematsuinstitute.org/2012/09/ki-welcomes-education-coordinator-tim-huey/ http://korematsuinstitute.org/2012/09/ki-welcomes-education-coordinator-tim-huey/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:57:13 +0000 Korematsu Institute http://korematsuinstitute.org/?p=5295 Education Coordinator Timothy Huey joined the Korematsu Institute in September 2012. He had spent the previous two years working in Washington, DC supporting various social justice organizations including the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), OCA, PAC+, and KAYA Filipino Americans for Progress. Tim is passionate about social equity and empowering underserved communities to achieve their full potential. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication with an Ethnic Studies Minor from St. Mary’s College of California. Email Tim at timothyh[at]korematsuinstitute.org

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