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Fred Korematsu

Fred Korematsu was a welder who lost his job after the attack on Pearl Harbor when the Boilermakers Union expelled all Japanese American members. Korematsu decided to resist the mass removal orders, and planned to leave the state. On May 30, 1942, Korematsu was arrested for violating the exclusion order after failing to report to Tanforan Assembly Center. When Korematsu was contacted by an ACLU lawyer looking for a test case, he decided to fight the evacuation order. Korematsu lost his Supreme Court case in 1944. In the early 1980s, his case was reopened after the discovery of a crucial document indicating that in the original 1944 case, the federal government had lied to the high court. The conviction was vacated by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel in 1983.

World War II (231)
Resistance and dissidence (84)
Supreme Court cases (16)
Fred Korematsu (77)

Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
Ernest Besig, Final Report, Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, 1942 (book), Korematsu v. United States, Fred Korematsu, Edward L. Parsons, Marilyn Hall Patel, A.L. Wirin

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Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1012-1-2)
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Hearing about Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor (audio only)

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Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1012-1-9)
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Deciding to have plastic surgery: "I did a stupid thing by dong that" (audio only)

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Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1012-1-11)
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Looking back on wartime decisions (audio only)

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Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1012-1-6)
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Being sent to an assembly center after hearing (audio only)

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Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1012-8-1)
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Fred Korematsu's decision to bring the coram nobis case (audio only)

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Dale Minami Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1012-6-1)
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First thoughts on the Korematsu decision (audio only)

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Dale Minami Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1012-6-2)
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Deciding how to proceed in the Korematsu case (audio only)

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Dale Minami Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1012-6-3)
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The media's reaction to the Korematsu decision (audio only)

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Dale Minami Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-6-4)
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Fred Korematsu's refusal to accept a presidential pardon (audio only)

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Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-234-13)
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Beginning work on Korematsu's coram nobis case
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Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-234-17)
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Working personally with Fred Korematsu
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Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-234-12)
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Meeting Fred Korematsu
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Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-234-14)
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Publicity strategies employed by the Korematsu legal team
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Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-234-15)
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Working independently on the Korematsu coram nobis case
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-113-37)
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Finally vindicated: a victory for Fred Korematsu, the legal team, and the entire Japanese American community
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-113-36)
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Original Supreme Court decision still stands: a continued threat to our civil liberties
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-113-33)
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Importance of public education campaign in conjunction with legal efforts, working with Fred Korematsu
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-113-28)
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A case for vindication, not money, power of coalition as community comes together seeking redress at the same time
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-113-27)
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Explanation of legal procedure used in reopening case, writ of error coram nobis, assessing the risks, and support from the community
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-113-35)
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Supportive Japanese American community provides financial and emotional support for legal team and also appreciation for long-awaited vindication
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-113-26)
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Opportunity to work on "a case of a lifetime," meeting the "cultural icon" Fred Korematsu
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-113-30)
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Formation of the original legal team, "a very personal case to all of us"
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-113-25)
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Explanation of Korematsu v. US (1944), and of new, powerful evidence instigating the reopening of the case
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-113-29)
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Taking on the case with optimism, "We had no idea what we were getting into"
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Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-113-34)
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Government offers a pardon, Fred Korematsu stands firm and refuses to accept: "Why should I accept a pardon? ... I should be pardoning the government"
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