Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education

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Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education
Company type
San Francisco, California
Key people
Karen Korematsu, co-founder; Ling Woo Liu, director
ServicesEducation
Websitekorematsuinstitute.org

The Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education is a non-profit organization which advances pan-ethnic civil rights and human rights through education.

History

Background

In 1942,

Peter H. Irons. In 1983, a federal court in San Francisco finally overturned Korematsu's conviction.[3] In 1988, the United States federal government officially apologized for its discriminatory wartime actions and granted reparations to all those who were being interned. In 1998, Korematsu received from President Bill Clinton the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award.[4]

Establishment

In 2009, the

Asian American.[8] To mark the first Fred Korematsu Day on January 30, 2011,[9] the Korematsu Institute began shipping out free Korematsu teaching kits to K-12 classrooms around California[10][11] and held a commemorative event at University of California, Berkeley.[12] Each year on Fred Korematsu Day, the organization honors Japanese Americans who have contributed to the advancement of civil rights.[13]

In 2014, the Institute partnered with the San Joaquin County Office of Education to provide professional development for teachers on several civil rights topics, and was awarded a grant of $180,836.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Dromm Honors Civil Rights Worker". Queens Gazette. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. Irons, Peter
    (1993). Justice at War. University of California Press. p. 91-93.
  4. ^ "Fred Korematsu -- he defied wartime order to internment camp". SFGate. April 1, 2005.
  5. ^ "Civil rights institute named for Korematsu". SFGate. April 28, 2009.
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  8. ^ Liu, Ling Woo (January 30, 2011). "Fred Korematsu Day: California Honors a Civil Rights Hero"". Time.
  9. ^ "Korematsu Day". The New York Times, February 4, 2011.
  10. ^ "Fred Korematsu Day a first for an Asian American". SFGate. January 28, 2011.
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  12. ^ Lee, Sophie (January 28, 2011). "Weekend Free-view: Be an Extra! See a Shipwreck! Celebrate F. Korematsu!". The Daily Clog. The Daily Californian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011.
  13. ^ Yamamoto, J. K. (February 4, 2013). "A Celebration of Heroes". Rafu Shimpo.
  14. ^ Roberts, Elizabeth (November 30, 2014). "Shining light on dark chapter of Stockton's history". RecordNet.

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