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Thu, May 17 2012

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Personal Side to Gordon Hirabayashi

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Personal Side to Gordon Hirabayashi

Also tagged: coram nobis, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, HISTORY, Jay Hirabayashi, John de Graaf, Kokoro Dance, Minoru Yasui, obama, Presidential Medal of Freedom, sharon yamato, Susan MInobe, UCLA Asian American Studies

By SHARON YAMATO It was a fitting and timely tribute by the UCLA Department of Asian American Studies Department and the UCLA Research Library when it honored Gordon Hirabayashi on April 5 with a program...

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Wed, Feb 15 2012

Day of Remembrance Events in Bay Area

Day of Remembrance Events in Bay Area

Also tagged: Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium, CAIR San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Clifford I. Uyeda Peace and Humanitarian Award, executive order 9066, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Imam Amer Araim, Japanese American Religious Federation, Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program, JCCCNC, KAREN KOREMATSU, Lewis Suzuki, Mike Honda, National Defense Authorization Act, Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, NJAHS, Rosa Parks Elementary School, san francisco japantown, San Jose Buddhist Church, SAN JOSE JAPANTOWN, SAN JOSE TAIKO, ScoJourners, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, Zahra Billoo

SAN FRANCISCO — Two major Day of Remembrance events are planned in the Bay Area this weekend. “Carrying the Light for Justice: 70 Years After Executive Order 9066” is the theme of a commemoration...

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Thu, Jan 26 2012

SENIOR MOMENTS: Gordon Hirabayashi—An Inspiration

SENIOR MOMENTS: Gordon Hirabayashi—An Inspiration

Also tagged: dale minami, E.O. 9066, Fred Korematsu Day, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, keiro retirement home, Min Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, Paul Tsuneishi, Peter Irons, Phil Shigekuni, San Fernando Valley JACL, san fernando valley japanese american community center, Supreme Court, Tucson federal prison camp, University of Washington, war relocation authority, warren furutani

By Phil Shigekuni (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Jan. 21, 2012.) === E.O. 9066 Inc. was a redress organization formed in 1976 after a meeting held at the San Fernando Valley JA Community Center...

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Thu, Jan 5 2012

Hirabayashi Remembered for His Courage

Hirabayashi Remembered for His Courage

Also tagged: bruce embrey, dale minami, DENNIS HAYASHI, Densho, Esther Furugori, Esther Hirabayashi, FLOYD MORI, FRANK ABE, fred korematsu, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, jacl, Jay Hirabayashi, JEANNE SAKATA, John de Graaf, Karen Kai, Kathryn Bannai, Lorraine Bannai, Marion Oldenburg, Mary Hayashi, Min Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, Peter Irons, Robert Rusky, Rodney Kawakami, Seattle University School of Law, Sharon Yuen, Susan Carnahan, TOM IKEDA

Gordon Hirabayashi, who passed away on Monday at age 93, is being hailed as an American hero. As a 24-year-old student at the University of Washington, he violated curfew and exclusion orders directed...

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Wed, Jan 4 2012

Civil Rights Icon Gordon Hirabayashi Dies at 93

Civil Rights Icon Gordon Hirabayashi Dies at 93

Also tagged: afsc, American University of Beirut, Arthur Barnett, Bill Makino, civil disobedience, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONCENTRATION CAMP, coram nobis, Coronado National Forest, Dawn's Light, Esther Hirabayashi, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site, hero, INCARCERATION, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, James Hirabayashi, Jay Hirabyashi, JEANNE SAKATA, Judge Lloyd Black, leaders, Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Peter Irons, Puyallup Assembly Center, quakers, Santa Catalina Mountains, seattle, STEVEN OKAZAKI, Supreme Court, tule lake, Unfinished Business, University of Alberta, University of Washington, WWII, YMCA

Hirabayashi (left) is joined by fellow coram nobis plaintiffs Min Yasui and Fred Korematsu in 1983. He was the last surviving plaintiff who challenged the legality of the wartime exclusion and incarceration...

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Tue, Nov 8 2011

‘Cast in Bronze’ Symposium Takes on Camp Terminology Debate

‘Cast in Bronze’ Symposium Takes on Camp Terminology Debate

Also tagged: Aratani Endowed Chair, BARBARA TAKEI, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, daniel inouye, Dave Kruse, David Kawamoto, Department of Justice, Don Hata, Ellis Island, executive order 9066, Greg Marutani, Internment camps, JACL National Convention, JACL National Council, janm, JCCCNC, Judy Shintani, KAREN ISHIZUKA, Karen Kai, MAKO NAKAGAWA, manzanar, Minidoka, NADINE HATA, national park service, Nazi camps, Neil Gotanda, Power of Words resolution, Relocation Centers, Roger Daniels, Satsuki Ina, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Testuden Kashima, Tule Lake Committee, Tule Lake National Monument, WRA

Panel speakers gather in San Francisco's Japantown for terminology symposium. From left: Satsuki Ina, Neil Gotanda, Tetsuden Kashima, Mako Nakagawa, Roger Daniels, Karen Ishizuka, Don Hata, Barbara...

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Wed, Oct 5 2011

Symposium on Terminology of JA WWII Experience

Symposium on Terminology of JA WWII Experience

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, Don Hata, Edison Uno, George and Sakaye Aratani Professorship, jacl, Japanese American National Library, JCCCNC, KAREN ISHIZUKA, MAKO NAKAGAWA, Neil Gotanda, Power of Words, relocation center, Roger Daniels, Tetsuden Kashima, tule lake, Tule Lake Committee, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, union bank

The late civil rights activist Edison Uno with a California Registered Historical Landmark plaque describing Tule Lake as a "concentration camp." It was placed by the State Department of Parks...

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Thu, Jun 30 2011

‘State of Japanese America’ Conference Next Weekend

‘State of Japanese America’ Conference Next Weekend

Also tagged: AAJC, akemi kikumura yano, alan nishio, Alex Fukui, Amy Phillips, API Preserve America Neighborhoods, APIs for Equality, BARBARA TAKEI, Beth Takekawa, Bryan Takeda, chris aihara, CJACLC, Consul General Junichi Ihara, CRAIG ISHII, Donna Graves, FLOYD MORI, Frances Chikahisa, Gayle Yamada, George Wu, Harada House, jaccc, jacl, janm, JASC, JCCCNC, JCYC, Jill Shiraki, Jon Osaki, KAREN NARASAKI, Kaz Maniwa, Kimochi Inc., Kizuna, Larry Oda, Lisa Hasegawa, ltsc, Lynn Voorheis, Melany De La Cruz, Monterey JACL Hall, National Coalition for Asian Pacific Community Development, OCA, Pacific Southwest JACL, Paul Osaki, Peter Namkung, Preserving California's Japantowns, Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, ROY HIRABAYASHI, SAN JOSE TAIKO, Sharon Lowe, Sophie Horiuchi-Forrester, State of Japanese America, Steve Nakajo, Tad Nakamura, Tazuko Shibusawa, Thomas Fujita-Rony, Tim Otani, Toyota Motor Sales, Tracey Doi, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tule Lake Committee, U.S.-Japan Council, UCLA API Community Development Data Center, union bank, Wing Luke Museum, Yu-Ai Kai

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and CJACLC (California Japanese American Community Leadership Council) are convening a one-day conference on “The State of Japanese America: 2011” on Saturday,...

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Fri, May 27 2011

Nisei Attorney Chuman Publishes Memoir

Nisei Attorney Chuman Publishes Memoir

Also tagged: AACP, Adlai Stevenson, arthur hansen, Bamboo People, Consulate General of Japan, coram nobis, dale minami, daniel inouye, Estes Kefauver, Frank Chuman, Frank Kurihara, JACL National Convention, James Mitsumori, Japanese American Democratic Club, JCCCNC, JFK, los angeles times, manzanar, Meri-Jane Yokoe, redress movement, Taunya Lovell Banks, toyo miyatake, UCLA Alumni Association

Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts (center) with members of the Japanese American Democratic Club on Sept. 19, 1956, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Pictured with him are (from left) Frank Chuman,...

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Wed, May 25 2011

Korematsu and Hirabayashi Families, Legal Teams React to Solicitor General’s Admission

Korematsu and Hirabayashi Families, Legal Teams React to Solicitor General’s Admission

Also tagged: AAPI Heritage Month, Charles Fahy, east west players, Eric Holder, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, KAREN KOREMATSU, Korematsu Institute, Lorraine Bannai, Minoru Yasui, Neal Katyal, Sakura Square, solicitor general, Supreme Court

SAN FRANCISCO — The families and legal teams of Fred Korematsu and Gordon Hirabayashi, two civil rights icons, are reacting to the news that the U.S. Department of Justice has finally admitted its mistakes...

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