 Karen Korematsu, Co-Founder (photo by Carlo de la Cruz)
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Co-Founder Karen Korematsu, daughter of Fred and Kathryn Korematsu, is the Co-founder and member of the Advisory Council of the Korematsu Institute. Karen shares her father’s passion for social justice and continues to advance his legacy by advising the Institute and speaking at events around the country. She is also a board member of the Asian Law Caucus, the Institute’s parent organization, as well as the Asian American Justice Center.Articles/interviews: CBS5 TV interview 1/30/11: Bay Area Honors Man Who Refused WWII Internment KQED radio interview 7/28/10: Wherever There’s a Fight book Rafu Shimpo Op/Ed 5/19/10: The Purpose of (Ed) Chen KQED radio interview 12/5/07: Looking back at Japanese American Internment |
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Director Ling Woo Liu became the Korematsu Institute’s first director in February 2010. She has a wealth of media experience and a passion for giving a voice to the voiceless. She spent five years living in Asia, including three years as a print reporter and video producer for TIME in Hong Kong, and two years as a television reporter in Beijing. She has reported for the Associated Press and freelanced for a range of broadcast and print media in Asia and the US. Ling is the director of Officer Tsukamoto, a documentary film about the unsolved murder of a Japanese-American police officer in 1970. Ling holds master’s degrees in Journalism and Asian Studies from UC Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from UC Berkeley. Email Ling at lingl[at]korematsuinstitute.orgArticles/interviews: KPCC radio interview 2/1/11: California Marks First Fred Korematsu Day TIME.com Op/Ed 1/30/11: California Marks the First Fred Korematsu Day KCBS radio interview 1/30/11: Fred Korematsu Day Angry Asian Man blog guest post 9/13/10: Why Fred Korematsu Day is Important |
 Evan Goldberg, Education Manager |
Education Manager Evan Goldberg is the Coordinator for Character Education and Service-Learning at the Alameda County Office of Education, located in the east San Francisco Bay. He is currently program manager for a federal character education initiative (Project Heart, Head, Hands), Cesar Chavez Service-Learning and two School Community Violence Prevention grants. Evan also teaches a service learning class through the Department of Educational Leadership at California State University, East Bay. Previously, he coordinated service-learning projects and served as the Regional Lead for service-learning for the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Evan is a graduate of San Diego State University and earned his Masters in Educational Leadership from California State University, East Bay. Evan is a former social studies and English teacher. Email Evan at korematsu[at]acoe.org |
 ALC staff at the 39th annual dinner, April 29, 2011 |
The Korematsu Institute is a program of the Asian Law Caucus. For a list of Asian Law Caucus staff, click here. |
Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Interns
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Summer/Fall/Winter 2011 Exhibits/Events intern Jessica Chin is a recent U.C. Berkeley graduate who double majored in Asian American Studies and Art History. At Berkeley, she chaired the Issues committee of the Asian American Association, putting on campus-wide events to raise awareness about issues in the API community, managed hardboiled, the only Asian Pacific American news magazine on campus, and worked as a campus tour guide. She became interested in the Korematsu Institute after learning about Fred Korematsu in her Asian American Studies classes and is super excited to get involved! |
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Fall/Winter 2011 Policy Intern Patricia Ju majored in Psychology from U.C.L.A. During her time there, she wrote for the campus paper Daily Bruin and the Asian Pacific Islander newsmagazine Pacific Ties. Upon graduation she interned for the Hon. Socrates Manoukian of Santa Clara County Superior Court and taught English in Korea, where she reconnected with her heritage and family. She became interested in interning for the Korematsu Institute upon learning of Fred Korematsu Day Bill’s passage. The cause of the Institute has inspired Patricia to contribute her efforts into expanding the Korematsu Bill so that the public at large will become aware of Fred’s personal journey and legacy. |
The Korematsu Institute offers two internship cycles every year: 1) summer and 2) fall/winter. Up to four interns are selected for each cycle. For more information, click here.
