Afternoon program on Fred T. Korematsu

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Community Event

Jan 201728
1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Westley Methodist Church
566 N. Fifth Street
San Jose, California, 95112
United States

Open to the general public

  • Presentation of Fred T. Korematsu story in a showing of the Emmy Award-winning documentary and remarks by Karen Korematsu, daughter of Fred Korematsu
  • Panel discussion  on the modern day impact of Fred Korematsu's life-long fight to defend the Constitutional rights of all U.S. citizens, regardless of national origin or ancestry, including: Keynote speaker:  Dale Minami, leading civil rights attorney who represented Fred Korematsu in the 1983 case that set aside his conviction; Zahra Billoo, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR); Jay Boyarsky, Chief Assistant District Attorney for Santa Clara County; Richard Konda, Executive Director of Asian Law Alliance; Hon. Drew Takaichi, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge. Moderator:  Roberta Hayashi, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge

Open to the public, with special interest for lawyers, teachers and students focused on law, history and government.

RSVP to info@jamsj.org. Registration closes on January 20, 2017.   

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Sponsored by
Asian Law Alliance
Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Santa Clara County Superior Court Community Outreach

 

JAMsj . Last modified Jan 06, 2017 11:03 a.m.


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