About Fred Korematsu Day
Find out more about Fred Korematsu Day and its history here.
Korematsu biography
- Click here to read about Fred Korematsu’s life-long struggle for justice.
- Click here to learn about Fred Korematsu’s heroic legal teams: 1) the ACLU-Northern California attorneys who helped him appeal his case to the US Supreme Court in 1944 and 2) the coram nobis legal team that helped him re-open his case in 1983 and overturn his 1944 conviction.
- Click here to read about the three coram nobis cases that were re-opened in the 1980s: Korematsu v. United States, Hirabayashi v. United States and Yasui v. United States.
- Click here to learn more about Fred Korematsu’s growing legacy.
Korematsu Curriculum
The Korematsu Institute develops and distributes K-12 curriculum for teachers throughout California, the first state to pass Fred Korematsu Day, as well as teachers around the US. Click here to see our K-12 Korematsu Teacher’s Guide, complete with lesson plans and suggested activities, streamable films, as well as a list of additional resources for teaching this important story.
Fred Korematsu Day Events
Check out our events calendar here (you’ll also see it on the right side of our web site) to find Fred Korematsu Day events in California and other parts of the country every December, January and February!
Fred Korematsu Day Resolutions
Click here for a sample resolution, and a list of school board, city and county resolutions to commemorate Fred Korematsu Day.
Fred Korematsu Day PSA Videos
Click here and here to watch our Fred Korematsu Day PSA videos! And share them with your friends, to help them understand why we should all celebrate this special day.
