Real name: Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu
In 2015, Virginia passed legislation to make it the second state to permanently recognize each January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day
Fred Korematsu was born in Oakland, California, in 1919
Children 2 (1 daughter 1 son)
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, civil rights activist and survivor of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
He attended public schools, participated in the Castlemont High School (Oakland, California) tennis and swim teams, and worked in his family's flower nursery in nearby San Leandro, California.
A son of Japanese immigrant parents, Korematsu was born and raised in Oakland, California.
To commemorate his journey as a civil rights activist, the "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" was observed for the first time on January 30, 2011, by the state of California, and first such commemoration for an Asian American in the US
After the U.S. entered WWII, he tried to enlist in the U.S. National Guard and Coast Guard, but was turned away due to his ethnicity.
The Fred T. Korematsu Institute was founded in 2009 to carry on Korematsu's legacy as a civil rights advocate by educating and advocating for civil liberties for all communities.
He was 22 years old and working as a foreman in his hometown when Executive Order 9066 was signed in 1942 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
He encountered racism in high school when an army recruiting officer was handing out recruiting flyers to Korematsu’s non-Japanese friends.
He was arrested in 1942 and despite the help of organizations like ACLU, his conviction was upheld in the landmark Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. United States.
Korematsu was rejected by the U.S. Navy when called for military duty under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, due to stomach ulcers.
He went in one day to find his timecard missing; his coworkers hastily explained to him that he was Japanese so therefore he was not allowed to work there.
He was fired after one week when his supervisor, who had just returned from an extended vacation, found that there was a "Jap" working at his business.
Korematsu underwent plastic surgery on his eyelids in the unsuccessful hope of passing as a Caucasian, changed his name to Clyde Sarah,and claimed to be of Spanish and Hawaiian heritage
He was held at a jail in San Francisco.
As an unskilled laborer, he was eligible to receive only $12 per month ($175.89 today) for working eight hours per day at the camp.
He was placed in a horse stall with one light bulb, and he later remarked that "jail was better than this.
Korematsu was thus disdained for his opposition to a government order and was seen as a threat in the eyes of the Japanese citizens and Japanese Americans.
When Korematsu’s family was moved to the internment camp in Topaz, Utah, he would later describe feeling isolated because people recognized him and felt that if they talked to him, they would also be seen as troublemakers.
Korematsu was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery.
The Fred T. Korematsu Institute carries Korematsu's name to continue his work with teachers and community leaders across the country to promote Korematsu's fight for justice and civil liberties.
The freshman campus of San Leandro High School is named Fred T. Korematsu Campus in respect to Korematsu
The Discovery Academy elementary school in Oakland, California, was renamed Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy
In 1988, a street in San Jose, California was renamed Korematsu Court
Awards in his name include the American Muslim Voices Korematsu Civil Rights Award
On September 23, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California signed into law a bill that designates January 30 of each year as the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, a first for an Asian American in the US
Korematsu subsequently became for many a symbol of principled resistance to government-imposed injustice.
Korematsu agreed to refight the case, and in 1983 his original conviction was overturned.
In 1982 was approached by legal historian Peter Irons, who had discovered documents supporting Korematsu's case that had been suppressed by government attorneys.
He Was Not Able to Find a Job After High School Because He Was Japanese
He had three brothers. Korematsu attended Castlemont High School in Oakland, where he played tennis and was on the swim team.
Since 2010, Hawaii, Utah, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Florida have all commemorated "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution."
Spouse: Kathryn Pearson (m. 1946–2005)
Parents: Kotsui Aoki, Kakusaburo Korematsu
In 1983, Korematsu appealed his conviction. Later that year a federal court in San Francisco overturned the conviction, stating that the government's case at the time had been based on false, misleading, and racially biased information.
In 1988 Congress passed legislation apologizing for the internments and awarded each survivor $20,000.
He and his family were sent to the the Central Utah War Relocation Center at Topaz, Utah until the end of WWII in 1945.
Fred resided continuously in Oakland from his birth until the time of his arrest.
Fred Korematsu’s conviction was overturned in 1983 after evidence came to light that disputed the necessity of the internment.
he trained to become a welder in order to contribute his services to the defense effort.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton awarded Korematsu with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s most distinguished civilian award.
he worked as a welder at a shipyard.
Fred Korematsu can be remembered fighting for civil rights and against prejudice throughout his life, famously saying:"If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up."
He was convicted of violating a federal order and sentenced to five years of probation.
Died March 30, 2005 (aged 86) Marin County, California, U.S. Cause of death :Respiratory failure
Google show doodle on January 30th, 2017 would have been his 98th birthday and is officially recognized as Fred Korematsu Day in California, Hawaii, Virginia and Florida.
In 2015, Virginia passed legislation to make it the second state to permanently recognize each January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day
Fred Korematsu was born in Oakland, California, in 1919
Children 2 (1 daughter 1 son)
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, civil rights activist and survivor of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
He attended public schools, participated in the Castlemont High School (Oakland, California) tennis and swim teams, and worked in his family's flower nursery in nearby San Leandro, California.
A son of Japanese immigrant parents, Korematsu was born and raised in Oakland, California.
To commemorate his journey as a civil rights activist, the "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" was observed for the first time on January 30, 2011, by the state of California, and first such commemoration for an Asian American in the US
After the U.S. entered WWII, he tried to enlist in the U.S. National Guard and Coast Guard, but was turned away due to his ethnicity.
The Fred T. Korematsu Institute was founded in 2009 to carry on Korematsu's legacy as a civil rights advocate by educating and advocating for civil liberties for all communities.
He was 22 years old and working as a foreman in his hometown when Executive Order 9066 was signed in 1942 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
He encountered racism in high school when an army recruiting officer was handing out recruiting flyers to Korematsu’s non-Japanese friends.
He was arrested in 1942 and despite the help of organizations like ACLU, his conviction was upheld in the landmark Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. United States.
Korematsu was rejected by the U.S. Navy when called for military duty under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, due to stomach ulcers.
He went in one day to find his timecard missing; his coworkers hastily explained to him that he was Japanese so therefore he was not allowed to work there.
He was fired after one week when his supervisor, who had just returned from an extended vacation, found that there was a "Jap" working at his business.
Korematsu underwent plastic surgery on his eyelids in the unsuccessful hope of passing as a Caucasian, changed his name to Clyde Sarah,and claimed to be of Spanish and Hawaiian heritage
He was held at a jail in San Francisco.
As an unskilled laborer, he was eligible to receive only $12 per month ($175.89 today) for working eight hours per day at the camp.
He was placed in a horse stall with one light bulb, and he later remarked that "jail was better than this.
Korematsu was thus disdained for his opposition to a government order and was seen as a threat in the eyes of the Japanese citizens and Japanese Americans.
When Korematsu’s family was moved to the internment camp in Topaz, Utah, he would later describe feeling isolated because people recognized him and felt that if they talked to him, they would also be seen as troublemakers.
Korematsu was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery.
The Fred T. Korematsu Institute carries Korematsu's name to continue his work with teachers and community leaders across the country to promote Korematsu's fight for justice and civil liberties.
The freshman campus of San Leandro High School is named Fred T. Korematsu Campus in respect to Korematsu
The Discovery Academy elementary school in Oakland, California, was renamed Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy
In 1988, a street in San Jose, California was renamed Korematsu Court
Awards in his name include the American Muslim Voices Korematsu Civil Rights Award
On September 23, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California signed into law a bill that designates January 30 of each year as the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, a first for an Asian American in the US
Korematsu subsequently became for many a symbol of principled resistance to government-imposed injustice.
Korematsu agreed to refight the case, and in 1983 his original conviction was overturned.
In 1982 was approached by legal historian Peter Irons, who had discovered documents supporting Korematsu's case that had been suppressed by government attorneys.
He Was Not Able to Find a Job After High School Because He Was Japanese
He had three brothers. Korematsu attended Castlemont High School in Oakland, where he played tennis and was on the swim team.
Since 2010, Hawaii, Utah, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Florida have all commemorated "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution."
Spouse: Kathryn Pearson (m. 1946–2005)
Parents: Kotsui Aoki, Kakusaburo Korematsu
In 1983, Korematsu appealed his conviction. Later that year a federal court in San Francisco overturned the conviction, stating that the government's case at the time had been based on false, misleading, and racially biased information.
In 1988 Congress passed legislation apologizing for the internments and awarded each survivor $20,000.
He and his family were sent to the the Central Utah War Relocation Center at Topaz, Utah until the end of WWII in 1945.
Fred resided continuously in Oakland from his birth until the time of his arrest.
Fred Korematsu’s conviction was overturned in 1983 after evidence came to light that disputed the necessity of the internment.
he trained to become a welder in order to contribute his services to the defense effort.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton awarded Korematsu with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s most distinguished civilian award.
he worked as a welder at a shipyard.
Fred Korematsu can be remembered fighting for civil rights and against prejudice throughout his life, famously saying:"If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up."
He was convicted of violating a federal order and sentenced to five years of probation.
Died March 30, 2005 (aged 86) Marin County, California, U.S. Cause of death :Respiratory failure
Google show doodle on January 30th, 2017 would have been his 98th birthday and is officially recognized as Fred Korematsu Day in California, Hawaii, Virginia and Florida.
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