Fred Korematsu and the Korematsu Institute in the News
"60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley presents his story about Fred Korematsu and the re-opening of his case (1984)
How the Senate Murdered the Bill of Rights
by Brad Bannon, US News & World Report
December 9, 2011
Korematsu Included in Sculpture of Noted Humanitarians
Rafu Shimpo – Los Angeles Japanese Daily News
September 15, 2011
APA Spotlight: Ling Woo Liu, director of the Korematsu Institute
8Asians web site
June 23, 2011
FDR’s Solicitor General Withheld Evidence in Japanese Internment Cases
by Michael Tennant, the New American
June 7, 2011
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Members Release Statements on Withholding of Report Regarding Japanese American Internment Cases
by CAPAC Members
May 31, 2011
The Truth about WWII Internment
Editorial, Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2011
DOJ Official Acknowledges Mistakes in Japanese American Internment Cases
by Asraa Mustufa, Colorlines News for Action
May 26, 2011
Japanese Americans Silent No More, Talk About Internment
by Jean C. Wong, Northwest Asian Weekly
May 26, 2011
Into the Next Stage: Admission a Fitting End to Heritage Month
by George Toshio-Johnston, Rafu Shimpo
May 26, 2011
Local Praise for Feds’ Official Confession of Error
by Charles Burress, El Cerrito Patch
May 26, 2011
Federal Official Says Japanese Internment was a Mistake (TV clip)
KSEE 24 (Fresno)
May 25, 2011
Japanese-Americans Not Surprised by Internment Lies
Paula Lloyd, The Fresno Bee
May 25, 2011
US Official Cites Misconduct in Japanese American Internment Cases
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2011
Justice Department Admits Mistake During Japanese American Internment Cases
Angry Asian Man blog
May 24, 2011
In DOJ Speech, Katyal Addresses Internment Cases
by Mike Scarcella, Legal Times Blog
May 24, 2011
US Lawyer Cites WWII-Era Mistakes on Internment
by Mike Sherman, Associated Press
May 24, 2011
Katyal speaks of SG ‘mistakes’ in Japanese Internment Cases
by Tony Mauro, National Law Journal
May 23, 2011
US Admits Japanese-American Internment ‘Mistake’
Agence France Presse (AFP)
May 20, 2011
Unprecedented admission of error from US Dept of Justice: Confession of Error: The Solicitor General’s Mistakes from the Japanese Internment Cases
by Neal Katyal, acting US Solicitor General, US Department of Justice web site
May 20, 2011
Daughter of Civil Rights Leader Tells Students About Fight Against Japanese Internment
by Drew Himmelstein, Patch South San Francisco
May 12, 2011
Story of Japanese American civil rights pioneer shared at South San Francisco High assembly
by Neil Gonzales, Bay Area News Group
May 11, 2011
經濟不景時期移民淪為替罪羊 本田促美國政府為排華道歉 (Amid Economic Downturn, Immigrants Become Scapegoats. Honda urges the U.S. Government to Apologize for the Chinese Exclusion Act)
by Ren Weiwei, Sing Tao Daily
February 23, 2011
Korematsu Day (editorial)
New York Times
February 4, 2011
Civil Rights Leader Celebrates California’s First Fred Korematsu Day
by Christine McFadden, Pacific Citizen
February 4, 2011
Fred Korematsu Day, Magic Valley, and 99 Years
The Hawaii Herald
February 4, 2011
Coverage of first Fred Korematsu Day celebration (radio clip)
KPFA Apex Express
February 3, 2011
First Korematsu Day Celebrated
The Rafu Shimpo
February 3, 2011
Korematsu Day Honors Interned Americans
by Gerald Hill, Sonoma Index Tribune
February 3, 2011
Karen Korematsu Visits King Hall
by Kevin R. Johnson, UC Davis School of Law web site
February 3, 2011
Civil Rights Champion’s Story Comes to Classrooms (TV clip)
by Gordon Tokumatsu, KNBC (Los Angeles)
February 2, 2011
Why We All Must Remember Fred T. Korematsu
by Emil Guillermo, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) blog
February 2, 2011
Honoring Fred Korematsu
by Akil Vohra, the White House Office of Public Engagement blog
February 1, 2011
California Marks First ‘Fred Korematsu Day’ (radio clip and text)
by Kari Moran, KPCC radio, Los Angeles
February 1, 2011
Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day with Jesse Jackson & Company
by John Lin, 8Asians
February 1, 2011
USA: Japanese Civil Rights Icon Fred Korematsu Celebrated
by Angilee Shah, Global Voices Online
February 1, 2011
Front page story: A Civil Rights Hero Gets His Day
by Maria La Ganga, Los Angeles Times
January 31, 2011
Civil Rights Leaders Honor Oakland Activist
by Sean Maher, Oakland Tribune
January 31, 2011
Karen Korematsu on the Life and Legacy of her Father
by Jill Replogle, Livermore Patch
January 31, 2011
Korematsu Day Honors Oaklander’s Fight for Civil Rights
by Summer Chiang, New American Media
January 31, 2011
Korematsu Day: The Politics of Vindication
by David S. Meyer, Politics Outdoors
January 31, 2011
His Day (TV clip)
by Linda Yee, KPIX Channel 5
January 30, 2011
Bay Area Honors Asian American Man (radio clip)
by Doug Sovern, KCBS
January 30, 2011
California Marks the First Fred Korematsu Day
by Ling Woo Liu, TIME
January 30, 2011
A Brief History of Internment Camps in America
by Ishaan Tharoor, TIME
January 30, 2011
Californians Honor World War II Internment Defier
The Associated Press (via CBS 47)
January 30, 2011
Happy Fred Korematsu Day
by Angilee Shah, Mother Jones
January 30, 2011
Fred Korematsu Day in San Francisco
by Abraham Thompson, Epoch Times
January 30, 2011
Fred T. Korematsu: Civil Rights Leader Resisted Internment
by Jill Replogle, Alameda Patch
January 30, 2011
Front page story: Fred Korematsu Day a First for an Asian American
by Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle
January 29, 2011
Fred Korematsu Day a Time to Reflect and Learn
KHTS, Santa Clarita
January 29, 2011
Honoring a Japanese American Who Fought Internment (radio clip)
KQED radio
January 28, 2011
California Shows Love for Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu
by Julianne Hing, Colorlines
January 28, 2011
Fred Korematsu Day: Honoring a Civil Rights Champion
by Warren Furutani, Daily Breeze
January 27, 2011
Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day
by Ling Woo Liu, op-ed in Discover Nikkei
January 26, 2011
Honor the First Fred Korematsu Day
United Farmworkers web site
January 26, 2011
Local Japanese Americans Celebrate the Life of Civil Rights Activist Fred Korematsu
by Joel Hersch, Santa Cruz Sentinel
January 25, 2011
Japanese Civil Rights Icon Gets State Honor (radio clip)
by Dave Padilla, KCBS
January 24, 2011
East Bay Civil Rights Icon to be Honored
by Chris Metinko, Oakland Tribune
January 23, 2011
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: Fred Korematsu Finally Gets His Day
by Vivien Kim Thorp, NichiBei Weekly
January 23, 2011
Celebrating and Preserving Our Civil Liberties
by Becky O’Malley, Berkeley Daily Planet
January 19, 2011
Never Again
by Martin Snapp, personal blog
January 17, 2011
Korematsu Day to be Celebrated at Cal
The Rafu Shimpo
January 13, 2011
Honor the First Fred Korematsu Day
Cesar Chavez Foundation web site
January 1, 2011
Honoring He Who Was Right
El Cerrito Patch
December 8, 2010
Not Your Ordinary City Council Meeting
by Charles Burress, El Cerrito Patch
December 7, 2010
El Cerrito City Council to Vote on Honoring Fred Korematsu
by Charles Burress, El Cerrito Patch
December 5, 2010
KI Director Ling Woo Liu discusses Fred Korematsu’s legacy (radio clip)
APEX Express, KPFA Radio (Berkeley)
November 4, 2010
Constitution Day Celebrates the Life of Fred Korematsu
by JK Yamamoto, Nikkei West
November 3, 2010
Dedication Ceremony Held for San Leandro High School’s Fred T. Korematsu Campus
Nikkei West
October 2010
The man who said no
by Jeff Yang, San Francisco Chronicle
October 7, 2010
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Fred Korematsu Day into Law
Asian American Press (St. Paul, Minnesota)
October 2, 2010
Fred Korematsu, civil rights icon for younger generation, has his day
by Momo Chang, Oakland Tribune
October 1, 2010
Governor Signs Bill to Create Day Honoring Japanese-American Civil Rights Leader Fred Korematsu
East County Magazine (San Diego)
October 1, 2010
Japanese-American Activist Honored
The Japan Times
September 27, 2010
Calif. Law Honors WWII Internment Critic
Associated Press
September 25, 2010
Story picked up by nearly 250 news outlets throughout the US, including major media such as CBS News, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, Newsday and Salon. International media such as the Japan Times, eTaiwan News, and Metro Canada ran the story as well.
New Campus Honors Korematsu’s Impact on San Leandro
by Jason Sweeney, Oakland Tribune
September 24, 2010
Scalia’s Surprising Role Model (about Justice Jackson, who dissented in the Supreme Court’s 1944 Korematsu decision)
by Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle
September 21, 2010
Why Fred Korematsu Day is Important
by Ling Woo Liu, guest blog post on Angry Asian Man
September 13, 2010
Will the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ruling Stand? (mentions “Military deference has a checkered history in American jurisprudence. The most shameful example was th Korematsu decision …”
by Adam Winkler, Huffington Post
September 10, 2010
Yes, They Were Concentration Camps (regarding the Fred Korematsu Day bill)
by Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, The Rafu Shimpo
September 9, 2010
School board discusses state’s Korematsu Day proposal Davis elementary campus named after the late Medal of Freedom winner
by Jeff Hudson, Davis Enterprise
August 29, 2010
School Year Begins at San Leandro High’s New Freshman [Korematsu] Campus
by Jason Sweeney, Oakland Tribune
August 26, 2010
Bill Would Honor Korematsu and Civil Liberties (radio clip runs from 1’00″ – 1’30″)
KQED radio
August 25, 2010
Bill to mark Japanese American internment approved
by Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee
August 24, 2010
Korematsu Featured in Interview with Wherever There’s a Fight Authors (radio clip featuring caller Karen Korematsu)
KQED Forum
July 28, 2010
Korematsu Institute Releases Landmark Human Rights Report
FilAmStar.net
July 16, 2010
New Korematsu Institute Report: Domestic Dignity
Angry Asian Man blog
July 15, 2010
Kagan Skewers Japanese Internment Ruling
by Josh Gerstein, Politico
July 9, 2010
Fred Korematsu Day Passes Assembly
KBFX Eyewitness News
May 31, 2010
The Buzz: Bill Would Honor Japanese American Man
by Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee
May 22, 2010
Profile of Korematsu Institute Director Ling Woo Liu
Angry Asian Man blog
May 21, 2010
Lawmakers honor man who balked at WW II internment order
by Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee
May 20, 2010
Calif. Bill Would Honor WWII Internment Challenger
by Robin Hindery, Associated Press via CBS5
May 20, 2010
Assembly Committee Votes for Korematsu Day
Rafu Shimpo
May 8, 2010
Recent High Court Cases Revive Debate on Judicial Activism
by Robert Barnes, Washington Post
May 3, 2010
The Smearing of a Loyal American (about Judge Ed Chen, one of Korematsu’s lawyers)
by John Diaz, San Francisco Chronicle
November 1, 2009
Japanese internment trial rerun for newer generation
by David Olson, The Press-Enteprise
August 13, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Korematsu (watch the video clip here)
by Gwen Muranaka, Rafu Shimpo
July 16, 2009
Editorial: Why is it important to learn history?
Northwest Asian Weekly
May 7, 2009
Asian Law Caucus Executive Director Titi Liu and Attorney Don Tamaki
by Ben Trefny, KALW News
April 30, 2009
Civil rights institute named for Korematsu
by Tyche Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle
April 28, 2009
SU law center named for civil rights leader
by James Tabafunda, Northwest Asian Weekly
April 4, 2009
The Resonance of Korematsu v. U.S.
by Kevin Lee, Asianweek
May 21, 2008
Looking Back at Japanese Internment Camps (radio clip)
Day to Day, NPR
December 5, 2007
Court to decide detainees’ rights
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
November 26, 2007
A glance at some Asian-American pioneers
Uncovering America: The Asian American Journey, CNN.com
May 11, 2007
Echoes of ’40s Internment Are Seen in Muslim Detainees’ Suit
By Nina Bernstein, New York Times
April 03, 2007
OAKLAND / Public school with science focus opens
By Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
November 17, 2006
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito’s Nomination to the Supreme Court
CQ Transcriptions, Washington Post
January 11, 2006
He Said No to Internment
By Matt Bai, New York Times
December 25, 2005
OAKLAND / Japanese American hero remembered / Fred Korematsu fought WWII internment
By Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle
April 17, 2005
Coining Korematsu
By Emil Amok
April 8, 2005
Remembering Japanese American Civil Rights Pioneer Fred Korematsu (video clip: 40’29″ – 58’19″)
by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
April 5, 2005
Recalling Fred Korematsu, foe of prejudice
Letters to the Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
April 4, 2005
Fred Korematsu, 86; Fought WWII Internment of Japanese Americans
by Claudia Luther, Los Angeles Times
April 1, 2005
Fred Korematsu — he defied wartime order to internment camp
By Annie Nakao, San Francisco Chronicle
April 01, 2005
Overturning a wartime act decades later
By Annie Nakao, San Francisco Chronicle
December 12, 2004
Do we really need to relearn the lessons of Japanese American internment?
By Fred Korematsu, San Francisco Chronicle
September 16, 2004
PAGE ONE (WASHINGTON) — A Defiant Stand for Freedom / Japanese American honored years after arrest, internment
By Marc Sandalow, Chronicle Washington Bureau, San Francisco Chronicle
January 16, 1998
Racism in the US: Lessons to Learn From Japanese Internment
Curtis J. Sitomer, Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 1983
An Old Wrong Redressed
Editorial, The Washington Post
October 8, 1983
US Seeks to Undo 1942 Japanese Ruling
Fred Barbash, The Washington Post
October 8, 1983
3 Japanese-Americans Ask Court to Overturn Wartime Convictions
New York Times
March 1, 1983
How to Atone for ‘War Hysteria’
Editorial, New York Times
January 31, 1983
Three Who Resisted – Japanese Internment Case Reopens
Leon Lindsay, Christian Science Monitor
January 21, 1983
Japanese-Americans Plan to Ask High Court to Reopen ’40s Cases
Fred Barbash, The Washington Post
October 25, 1982
The Japanese-Americans Editorial
Editorial, The Washington Post
July 15, 1981
