The Korematsu Institute is in the process of locating, obtaining permission to distribute, and digitizing video clips of Fred Korematsu. If you have any recordings of Fred speaking at events, please contact us!
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story
The Korematsu Institute is working with Densho to digitize the valuable video archive associated with Eric Paul Fournier’s Emmy-winning documentary film, Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story (2001).
Watch the trailer here. Excerpts of the trailer may be used in press coverage by using the following credit: “Excerpt from ‘Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story’”
We have also prepared high-res video soundbites from Fred Korematsu’s interview for Of Civil Wrongs and Rights. Broadcast media can download clips from the following links (may take a few minutes to load) by using the following credit: “Excerpt from ‘Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story’”
1) Pearl Harbor
5) Vindication
6) Feeling good about being an American again
Densho videos
The Densho Digital Archive has short clips from a Densho-produced interview with Fred Korematsu available to the media for related press coverage (required credit: “Densho Digital Archive”). We have uploaded (4) high-res video soundbites for media to download from the following links (may take a few minutes to load):
2) I continue on for educational purposes
To view the full low-res interviews, please login to Densho’s archive as a guest, search “korematsu” and find the following clips:
1) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 1: Fred’s family background, parents’ nursery business.” Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
2) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 4: Being approached by ACLU attorney Ernest Besig. Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
3) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 5: Finding out about losing Supreme Court case: ‘I was upset.” Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
4) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 6: Feelings upon winning 1983 coram nobis case.” Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
5) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 8: Children find out about World War II case in school.” Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
6) “Fred Korematsu – Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 12: Family’s return to California following World War II.” Date: May 14, 1996. Location: Seattle, Washington
