The Japan TimesFeb 1
An event was held on Friday to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American civil rights activist who fought against U.S. forced detentions during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/japanese-american-rights-activist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #immigration #us #japaneseamericans #internment #fredkorematsu
Event held to honor WWII-era Japanese-American rights activist

At a time of immigration raids in the U.S. participants emphasized that forced detentions like those during WWII must never be repeated.

The Japan Times
John AutryJan 29

January 30, since 2011 - Fred Korematsu Day

Fred Korematsu, was born in Oakland, California, to a Japanese-American family. When World War II broke out Japanese-American citizens were subject to curfews and, following an executive order from Pres. Roosevelt, were sent to internment camps. Fred Korematsu refused to go and was convicted and sent to a camp.

He challenged the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 all the way to the Supreme Court. In 1944 the Supreme court ruled against him. Finally in 1983, a Federal court in San Francisco overturned the original conviction. In 1988 Congress passed legislation apologizing for the internments and awarded each survivor $20,000.

The "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" is observed every January 30th and in an increasing number of states.

"Protest, but not with violence. Don't be afraid to speak up. One person can make a difference, even if it takes 40 years..." #FredKorematsu

Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMay 30, 2025
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1942, #FredKorematsu was arrested. He had resisted FDR's #ExecutiveOrder9066, which sent Japanese-Americans to #ConcentrationCamps. #ACLU backed him in a trial that upheld the legality of these racist camps. SCOTUS finally criticized the precedent in 2018.
Eric EndowJan 31, 2025
Never Again. #barbedwire #fredkorematsu #photography #nikon
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMay 30, 2024
(1/2) When #FDR issued #EO9066, #FredKorematsu, a native-born US citizen, refused. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1942, he was arrested, convicted, and sent to a #ConcentrationCamp in Utah. He appealed and #SCOTUS ruled that denial of #CivilLiberties on the basis of race was legal.
.:. brainsikJan 30, 2023

🫡 Today is a great day to learn about #FredKorematsu, Ernest Besig, Wayne M. Collins, and the work they did trying to unfuck the U.S. decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans during WWII. #FredKorematsuDay

https://korematsuinstitute.org/freds-story/

Fred's Story - Korematsu Institute

FRED KOREMATSU’S STORY Abbreviated Biography Fred T. Korematsu was a national civil rights hero. In 1942, at the age of 23, he refused to go to the government’s incarceration camps for Japanese Americans. After he was arrested and convicted of defying the government’s order, he appealed his case all the way to the Supreme Court. … Fred’s Story Read More »

Korematsu Institute
BadWoofJan 30, 2023

#FredKorematsu Day

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/fred-korematsu-defied-japanese-incarceration-in-the-us-during-wwii