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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, lane hirabayashi, leaders, Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Peter Irons, Puyallup Assembly Center, quakers, Santa Catalina Mountains, seattle, 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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Sun, Oct 9 2011

Venice JA Memorial to Hold Benefit Film Screening

Venice JA Memorial to Hold Benefit Film Screening

Also tagged: Arnold Maeda, Brian Maeda, Days of Waiting, Eselle Ishigo, Feast from the East, Free Venice Beachhead, heart mountain, John Esaki, Lou Frizzell, MARY KAGEYAMA NOMURA, Modernaires, Music Man of Manzanar, Ralph Lazo, Shoo Flies, songbird of manzanar, Songbird of Venice, Stand Up for Justice, Suzanne Toji, Suzy Williams, Venice Arts Council, Venice Community Housing Corporation, Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker Committee

Steven Okazaki's Oscar-winning documentary "Days of Waiting" tells the story of Estelle Ishigo, a Caucasian artist who was interned at Heart Mountain with her Japanese American husband. The...

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Thu, Aug 11 2011

Heart Mountain Grand Opening Set

Heart Mountain Grand Opening Set

Also tagged: alan simpson, CIVIL LIBERTIES, dan inouye, Dr. Melba Vasquez, heart mountain, heart mountain wyoming foundation, Interpretive Center, Irene Hirano Inouye, Lance Ito, norman mineta, SHIRLEY HIGUCHI, TOM BROKAW, wyoming, YELLOWSTONE, yellowstone national park

A view of the new Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center. Former Japanese American internees and families will be participating in a three-day celebration starting on Aug. 19. === The grand opening...

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Tue, Apr 26 2011

A Banner Year for a Judo Pioneer

A Banner Year for a Judo Pioneer

Also tagged: be strong be gentle be beautiful, Betty Kano, Bunka Hall of Fame, Daniel Tani, FLYING CARP, fred korematsu, george takei, hello kitty, Hokka Nichi Bei Kai, Hotel Kabuki, Ishizaki family, JIGORO KANO, judo, Kaori Yamaguchi, KEIKO FUKUDA, Kristi Yamaguchi, Marvin Uratsu, Mills College, Musashimaru, NJAHS, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Peace Plaza, San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Seiichi Tanaka, Soko Joshi Judo Club, tamlyn tomita, Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruko Kashima Anderson, Toshiro Mifune, Yamato Sukiyaki, youtube, Yuriko Doi, Yuriko Gamo Romer

Keiko Fukuda receives an award from Ken Kawaichi, president of the National Japanese American Historical Society, at the organization's annual banquet in San Francisco. (Photo by Cynthia Inouye) By...

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Thu, Sep 2 2010

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Also tagged: alan simpson, ANN SIMPSON, bacon sakatani, BERKELEY, CAROLYN TAKESHITA, CODY, CYNTHIA LUMMIS, DAVID REETZ, heart mountain, HEART MOUNTAIN INTERPRETIVE L, HMWF, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, Interpretive Learning Center, janm, KATHLEEN SAITO YUILLE, KAZUAKI KUBO, Ken Watanabe, NHK, nisei, norman mineta, RAYMOND UNO, ROBERTA UNO, SHIRLEY ANN HIGUCHI, UCLA, wyoming

Gathered for the Heart Mountain celebration last month are Norman Mineta, left, Ann Simpson, Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson (ret), Ford Foundation program officer Roberta Uno, and...

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