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Only one week left to register for the 2024 Jerome/Rohwer pilgrimage! We have about 20 spaces still available.

Don't miss the opportunity to hang out with the 15 former incarcerees that have registered so far!

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Today is Election Day in Pennsylvania. The Korematsu Institute advocates for civic participation to make choices for our collective future. Civil liberties and civic education are now more important than ever with attacks on established civil rights and the uptake of xenophobic and racist hate speech and crimes since 2016. Find out about upcoming elections, how to check your registration status/register to vote & what you need to know about voting in your state at Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote): apiavote.org/how-to-vote/in-your-state/
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Today is Election Day in Pennsylvania. The Korematsu Institute advocates for civic participation to make choices for our collective future. Civil liberties and civic education are now more important than ever with attacks on established civil rights and the uptake of xenophobic and racist hate speech and crimes since 2016. Find out about upcoming elections, how to check your registration status/register to vote & what you need to know about voting in your state at Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote): https://apiavote.org/how-to-vote/in-your-state/
#Elections2024 #YourVoiceMatters #Vote #GetOutTheVote

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Many respiratory viruses, like influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), circulate year-round, typically with more infections in fall and winter (from October to March). So get vaccinated and get boosted! And there are additional actions you can take to help #stopthespread to protect yourself and others. If you notice symptoms, stay home, get tested, and seek treatment if necessary. Find the most recent CDC updates on respiratory viruses here: shorturl.at/kxyRZ ... See MoreSee Less

Many respiratory viruses, like influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), circulate year-round, typically with more infections in fall and winter (from October to March). So get vaccinated and get boosted! And there are additional actions you can take to help #stopthespread to protect yourself and others. If you notice symptoms, stay home, get tested, and seek treatment if necessary. Find the most recent CDC updates on respiratory viruses here: https://shorturl.at/kxyRZ

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#fbf More than 125,000 Japanese Americans were forced into the government’s incarceration camps during World War II. At the Korematsu Institute, we believe the fight for justice, racial equity, and human rights begins with education. All of our stories are important. As our our histories. Watch this Densho #HiHoKids video where kids meet a survivor of the Japanese American Incarceration and learn the importance of sharing our histories. Watch here: ... See MoreSee Less

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"At a time when we see women’s rights and civil rights being rolled back, we need to stand up for women. The time to stand up for Misuye giving voice to thousands of innocent Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II is now."

Read Dr. Karen Korematsu's Open Letter supporting the nomination of a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi on the Korematsu Institute website here: tinyurl.com/mt28epca ... See MoreSee Less

At a time when we see women’s rights and civil rights being rolled back, we need to stand up for women. The time to stand up for Misuye giving voice to thousands of innocent Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II is now.

Read Dr. Karen Korematsus Open Letter supporting the nomination of a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi on the Korematsu Institute website here: https://tinyurl.com/mt28epca

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We believe words matter and education is an import

We believe words matter and education is an important tool to help defeat xenophobia and racism. This year the Korematsu Institute is proud to be a part of #GiveinMay, a national campaign to support organizations like the Korematsu Institute serving the AAPI community. There are less than 10 days until the conclusion of the 2023 #GiveInMay campaign. We would love your support of our work in education and advocacy to make the world a better place. Learn more about the Institute, our work behind the scenes, or donate here: https://www.giveinmay.org/organization/Korematsu-Institute or the link in our bio.

The Veterans History Project has collected eight s

The Veterans History Project has collected eight stories of the many Japanese American men who put their lives on the line for their country during World War II, even as their families back home were moved to incarceration camps across the country. These collected stories cover everything from World War II to Korea and from Vietnam to Iraq with particular emphasis on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the “Go for Broke” outfit of Japanese Americans who fought bravely in Europe during World War II. Read about these patriots and hear their stories in their own words on the @libraryofcongress site: https://tinyurl.com/2prntc8k or at the link in our bio.

Shout out to #CAAMFest on another successful festi

Shout out to #CAAMFest on another successful festival! @caamedia gives a platform for stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences and the Korematsu Institute was proud to be a Community Partner for three films at CAAMFest celebrating filmmaker Rea Tajiri this year! #CAAMFest2023 #BayArea #FilmFestival #AAPIfilm #AAPIHistory Learn more about their work, CAAMFest, the "world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film" and the filmmakers highlighted this year: https://caamedia.org/

We are currently working on our traveling exhibit,

We are currently working on our traveling exhibit, advocacy, and education projects. This year education counts, this upcoming year more than ever, civic participation counts, and we would love your support of our work! We ask you to join us and support us in the fight by making a #GiveInMay donation to the Fred T. Korematsu Institute. Support the KI #GiveInMay campaign here: https://www.giveinmay.org/organization/Korematsu-Institute or at the link in our bio.

“The state of Michigan … recognizes the histor

“The state of Michigan … recognizes the historic contributions to civil liberties made by Fred Korematsu, a courageous activist, and advocate who stood up against racism and oppression.” Governor Whitmer

This week Michigan became the 7th state and one city, joining California (2010), Hawai'i (2013), Virginia(2015), Florida (2015), New York City (2018), Arizona (2022), and New Jersey (2023) to designate Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on January 30 of every year for his "contributions to civil liberties." Read more about Michigan's new #FredKorematsuDay here: https://bit.ly/3BFuGPk or at the link in our bio.

"[Rea] Tajiri approaches her subject like a poet.

"[Rea] Tajiri approaches her subject like a poet. She weaves together images and allows them to enrich one another in skewed and subtle ways as their resonances slowly emerge." -Caryn James, New York Times

Today catch the final #CAAMFest Spotlight film from Rea Tajiri, a seminal Asian American filmmaker with a substantial body of work, with HISTORY AND MEMORY: FOR AKIKO AND TAKASHIGE at a screening at SFMOMA at 12 PM. "Groundbreaking and haunting, this film is a poetic composition of recorded history and non-recorded memory. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s family was among the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor." Learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3IruruX or at the link in our bio.

The public health emergency regarding COVID-19 end

The public health emergency regarding COVID-19 ended on May 11. While the CDC will continue to monitor COVID-19 disease levels and vaccine effectiveness, some changes have been made to their recommendations in late April. Learn about the changes to the CDC recommendations here: https://bit.ly/3pZlzXm or at the link in our bio.

We believe words matter and education is an import

We believe words matter and education is an important tool to help defeat xenophobia and racism. This year the Korematsu Institute is proud to be a part of #GiveinMay, a national campaign to support organizations like the Korematsu Institute serving the AAPI community. #GiveInMay runs through May 31! By helping us reach our Give In May goal and funding our work, you are part of our mission to inform, educate and advocate. Support our campaign here: https://bit.ly/45gV8ML or at the link in our bio.

“I remember having this feeling growing up that

“I remember having this feeling growing up that I was haunted by something, that I was living in a family full of ghosts…”

This weekend features the final #CAAMFest Spotlight film from Rea Tajiri, a seminal Asian American filmmaker with a substantial body of work, with HISTORY AND MEMORY: FOR AKIKO AND TAKASHIGE. "Groundbreaking and haunting, this film is a poetic composition of recorded history and non-recorded memory. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s family was among the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor." Learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and get your 5/20 tickets here: https://bit.ly/3IruruX or at the link in our bio.

Today we celebrate #FredKorematsuDay being signed

Today we celebrate #FredKorematsuDay being signed into law by Governor Whitmer in Michigan! Read the bill honoring Fred T. Korematsu on his birthday, January 30, here: https://bit.ly/3ME0H0l or at the link in our bio.

"The doctrine of separate but equal has no place.

"The doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." - Chief Justice Earl Warren, SCOTUS

#OTD May 17 marks the decision day in the Brown vs. the Board of Education case and the SCOTUS decision to end the "separate but equal" precedent set by the Supreme Court nearly 60 years earlier in Plessy v. Ferguson case and served as a catalyst for the expanding civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1960s. We must not try to erase these moments that make up the collective history of the United States. If we use censorship and book bans to sweep. it under the rug, we are in danger of repeating the mistakes of the past. Learn more about Brown v. the Board of Education, school segregation, and the road to integration at the @adl_national website: https://bit.ly/3OdBds6 or at the link in our bio.

Today is Election Tuesday in PA & KY with local an

Today is Election Tuesday in PA & KY with local and state elections in AZ, ID & FL. The Korematsu Institute advocates for civic participation to make choices for our collective future. Civil liberties and civic education are now more important than ever with attacks on established civil rights and the uptake of xenophobic and racist hate speech and crimes since 2016. Find out about upcoming primaries, how to register to vote & what you need to know about voting in your state at Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (@apiavote): https://apiavote.org/how-to-vote/in-your-state/ or at the link in our bio.
#Elections2023 #Election2023 #Vote #GetOutTheVo

"In this film, one happens to be an awarded filmma

"In this film, one happens to be an awarded filmmaker facing the most challenging piece of her decades-long career, the other one is a narrator beholden to only the hyper present with an authentic reverence for fleeting minutiae."

Today is the San Francisco premiere of WISDOM GONE WILD is part of #CAAMFest's Retrospective Spotlight on Rea Tajiri. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri and Associate Producer Reiko Tahara are expected to attend for a post-screening Q&A at the @Castrotheater. Learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and get your tickets here:https://caamfest.com/2023/movies/retrospective-wisdom-gone-wild/ or at the link in our bio.

The Korematsu Institute is proud to be a Community

The Korematsu Institute is proud to be a Community Partner for three films at CAAMFest this year! This weekend see filmmaker Rea Tajiri's Strawberry Fields at the Roxie Theater on Saturday, May 13 and Wisdom Gone Wild at the Castro Theater on Sunday, May 14. History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige screens at the MOMA Phyllis Wattis Theater on Saturday, May 20. earn more about Rea's evocative, groundbreaking work and get your tickets here: https://caamfest.com/2023/programs/retrospective-spotlight-rea-tajiri/ or at the link in our bio.
#CAAMFest2023 #BayArea #FilmFestival #AAPIfilm #AAPIHistory

On May 11, 2023, the federal government is ending

On May 11, 2023, the federal government is ending the COVID-19 public health emergency. While many people may face relatively low risk, experts maintain COVID-19 is not gone and remains a concern for older people and individuals with limited immune systems. Ending the federal COVID-19 Public Health Crisis may mean resources are allocated differently and may increase out-of-pocket costs, but it is important to stay safe to help keep our communities safe.

Tonight see the short film, "Of Civil Wrongs and R

Tonight see the short film, "Of Civil Wrongs and Rights", followed by a discussion about the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans as part of the "Still Standing Guard Film Series." "Standing Guard" is a project through Sierra College that collected and produced a book of oral histories in 2002. It tells the stories of Placer County Issei and how their lives were impacted and shaped by Executive Order 9066. Learn more and donate to attend here: https://bit.ly/3nVtjc7 or at the link in our bio.

“We all see what’s happening with this rising

“We all see what’s happening with this rising culture of book bans. If we all know that the largest children’s publisher in the country, the one with the most access to schools, is capitulating behind closed doors and asking authors to change their works to accommodate those kinds of demands, there’s no way you as a marginalized author can find an audience.”

We need to address racism head-on. It should not take an author’s courage, like Maggie Tokuda-Hall, to ensure publishers are accountable, ethically responsible, and work under a policy of inclusive and honest history. This is why education is so important. Because for all of our subtle differences in clothing, worship, or traditional holiday meals, in a nation of 330 million people, at our core, we are all the same. Read more about the attempted censorship of "Love in the LIbrary" at the link in our bio.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14! Do you need a last

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14! Do you need a last-minute gift? Celebrate someone special in your life (a mentor! your BFF! an uncle! a teacher! an auntie!) this year with a tribute gift in their honor. By making a donation to Gaia Passages you can give a meaningful gift AND support the work of Gaia Passages. And it's so easy: you make a donation of any sum, we send your honoree an email notification, and we list both of your names on our website. Click the link to learn more or make a tribute gift: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTY1NzAx or at the link in our bio.

Looking for the perfect gift for the Mom, Auntie,

Looking for the perfect gift for the Mom, Auntie, Nonna, stepmother, Gran or bestie this Mother's Day (Sunday, May 14)? How about a tribute gift in their honor made to the Fred T. Korematsu Institute's #GiveInMay campaign? We are currently working on our traveling exhibit, "Am I An American or Am I Not?" and advocating for ethnic studies programs across the county, but still need to raise funds to move forward. By helping us reach our Give In May goal and fund our work, you are part of our mission to inform, educate and advocate. Learn more & make a tribute donation here: https://bit.ly/3kJU4eg or at the link in our bio.
#tributegift #mothersday #representationmatters

"Prejudice is ignorance. The only way we can fight

"Prejudice is ignorance. The only way we can fight that-our most powerful weapon-is education." Dr. Karen Korematsu

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! 🍎 At the Korematsu Institute, we believe education and teachers have the power to change the world. At a time of censorship and stretched resources, we appreciate all the teachers who are on the front lines educating the next generation. #TAW23 #ThankATeacher

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