The second annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, Jan. 30, will be observed throughout Northern Calfornia.
• Humboldt County
Friday, Jan. 27, 4 to 6 p.m., Humboldt State University, Founders Hall, Room 118
Saturday, Jan. 28, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Humboldt State University, Kate Buchannan Room
Karen Korematsu will share her father’s odyssey through the legal system up to that 1944 Supreme Court decision and its 1983 reversal and what the case still means for us today. All teachers present on the 28th will receive classroom materials to use to commemorate the Fred Korematsu Day on Jan. 30.
http://korematsuinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Humboldt-Korematsu-Flyer.pdf
• San Jose/South Bay
Saturday, Jan. 28, 1 to 3 p.m., Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 N. 5th St., San Jose
For further information, or to make a reservation for this teacher workshop, contact Paul DeWitt at paul@jamsj.org or call (510) 796-0121. Due to limited seating, registration is required and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
http://korematsuinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FK-Flier_Rev21.pdf
• Oakland/East Bay
Sunday, Jan. 29, 12 to 4:30 p.m., Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
During the Lunar New Year celebration, a special Korematsu presentation will take place from 3 to 4 p.m., featuring Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Karen Korematsu, students from the Korematsu Discovery Academy in Oakland, vocalist Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and koto player Brian Mitsuhiro Wong, and the Emmy Award-winning film “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story.”
http://museumca.org/calendar/omca-lunar-new-year-celebration-and-other-asian-traditions-year-dragon
• San Francisco
Monday, Jan. 30, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., UC Hastings Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister St., San Francisco
“Korematsu Day, from Past to Present.” Panel discussion from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Speakers include Dean Frank Wu, Judge Dennis Hayashi, attorney Dale Minami, Professor Miye Goishi, Professor Eumi Lee, Karen Korematsu, Ling Woo Liu of the Korematsu Institute. Open to the public. Info: Jeffrey Shun: shunj@uchastings.edu.
Monday, Jan. 30, 12 to 1 p.m., Golden Gate University School of Law, 536 Mission St., Room 2202, San Francisco
Sponsored by the Golden Gate University School of Law Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Speakers include Karen Korematsu, Professor Peter Keane, and two attorneys from the 1983 legal team, Karen Kai and Robert Rusky. Moderator: Dean of Bar Services Rodney Fong. Open to the public. Info: Alston Lew, alstonlew@gmail.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/255252987880118/
• Davis/Yolo County
Monday, Jan. 30, at Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School at Mace Ranch, 3100 Loyola Dr., Davis (details TBA)
For information on other Korematsu Day observances, visit http://korematsuinstitute.org.