Page 32 - Fred Korematsu News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

News Release April 15, 2021 PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation to honor WWII internment camp survivor Fred Korematsu and his tireless commitment to equal justice under the law.  Senate Bill (SB) 1800 calls for the observance of “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution” each year on January 30. It was sponsored by Senator Sonny Borrelli and passed unanimously in both legislative chambers. “Fred Korematsu’s bravery and dedication to gaining justice for himself and others is admirable, and reflects the character of our nation,” said Governor Ducey. ...

camera icon iStockPhoto/milehightraveler Denver, CO – A former Japanese American incarceration camp in Colorado may be one of our next national park sites, following legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Representative Ken Buck (R-CO). The National Parks Conservation Association commends this progress, which would designate Amache National Historic Site. “As America’s storyteller, the National Park Service is entrusted with preserving and sharing the places like Amache, that reflect our past, present and ideally future values as a...

Just before the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation began planning for the dedication of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara’s rebuilt chapel on Dec. 12, 1985, a gentleman named Francisco González showed up at my office with a unique proposal. He suggested we host a play in the chapel entitled Celebración de Los Cuarto Apariciones de la Virgen de Tepeyac (Celebration of the “Four Apparitions of the Virgin of Tepeyac”). The play portrays one of the most important Mexican cultural events celebrating the conversion of Juan Diego to Christianity, a symbolic representation of Mexico�...

Kurima is a fourth-generation Japanese American. His parents and their families were incarcerated in Jerome, Arkansas, and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. He lives in Carlsbad. People readily recognize the names of our nation’s most important civil rights leaders, lofty names such as Malcolm X and Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. But do you also know the name Fred Korematsu? I embarrassingly admit my own ignorance before moving to San Diego in 2011, and I place blame on being born and raised in South Dallas and spending 16 years of my life in Germany and Japan. Bu...

Rep. Takano Reintroduces Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act Posted On RIVERSIDE — On Feb. 19, the Day of Remembrance for Japanese American internment, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) reintroduced the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act to prohibit the imprisonment or detainment of American citizens solely on the basis of race, religion, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability. Fred Korematsu (1919-2005) and Rep. Mark Takai (1967-2016) This legislation establishes clear legal protections to prevent atrocities such as the intern...