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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-181-6)

Feelings upon winning 1983 coram nobis case

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-181-19)

Feelings upon hearing the coram nobis verdict

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-181-2)

Making the decision to resist incarceration order

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-181-15)

Beginning to talk about Fred's wartime conviction

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-181-11)

Message for future generations: importance of political activism, education

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-181-1)

Fred's family background, parents' nursery business

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-181-4)

Being approached by ACLU attorney Ernest Besig

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-181-21)

Thoughts for future generations: "one person can make a difference"

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-181-7)

Not talking about World War II case

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-181-18)

First being contacted by Peter Irons

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-181-13)

Kathryn's family background: growing up in South Carolina

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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doc Rights of Jap Citizen to Be Tested in Court (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-813)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 5, 1942, p. 16

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doc Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent (ddr-csujad-55-2001)

Proceedings from the petition of Fred Korematsu for writ of error coram nobis and the government's motion to vacate conviction and dismiss indictment of Korematsu before the honorable Marilyn Hall Patel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2104

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Narrator Fred Korematsu

Nisei male. Born January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California. Mr. Korematsu was working as a welder in San Francisco when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After Executive Order 9066 was issued in 1942, he decided to resist the evacuation orders, and was not removed with his family. He was arrested in May of …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 2009 (ddr-sjacl-1-584)

Selected article titles: "Gary [Locke] Goes to (the Other) Washington" (p. 1-2), "Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality" (p. 1, 3), "Day of Remembrance" (p. 1, 3), "Communications Committee Update" (p. 1), "Happy Girls' Day" (p. 2).

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Narrator Ernest Besig

White male. Born May 30, 1904, in Albany, New York. Founder and Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California from 1934 to 1971. Fought for civil rights throughout his career, and was involved in the General Strike in San Francisco, the McCarthy Era, and the Free Speech, civil rights, and anti-war movements. …

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Collection Coram Nobis Litigation Collection (ddr-densho-405)

The Coram Nobis Litigation Collection contains documents related to the reconsideration of three cases of Japanese Americans who challenged the exclusion orders or curfew that reached the Supreme Court in the 1940s: Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Min Yasui.

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img Fred Korematsu, Harry Ueno, Gordon Hirabayashi, George Ikeda, and William Hohri (ddr-csujad-29-298)

Members of the National Council for Japanese American Redress at the Supreme Court. Photograph titled: "Fred Korematsu, Harry Ueno, Gordon Hirabayashi, George Ikeda, and William Hohri." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P241

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit B (ddr-densho-405-4)

Memo from Edward J. Ennis to Herbert Wechsler regarding Korematsu v. United States. This document was Exhibit B in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

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doc Jap Internment By Army Upheld (September 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-841)

The Seattle Daily Times, September 2, 1942, p. 9

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doc Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-1)

The petition for writ of error coram nobis in the case of Fred Toyoaburo Korematsu v. United States of America. US District Court of Northern California. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

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doc Table of Exhibits for Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-2)

The cover page and table of exhibits for the petition for writ of error coram nobis in the case of Fred Toyoaburo Korematsu v. United States of America. US District Court of Northern California. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret …

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img Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Michi Weglyn, William Hohri, Aiko Herzig, and Harry Ueno (ddr-csujad-29-297)

Group photograph of National Council for Japanese American Redress members at Supreme Court. Photograph titled: "Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Michi Weglyn, William Hohri, Aiko Herzig, and Harry Ueno." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P240

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 112, No. 16 [April 26, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-16)

Select article titles: "Internment video gets mixed reviews" (p. 1), "Japan-Arizona trade event set" (p. 1), "Councilman makes racial remark" (p. 1), "Group honors outstanding Asian Americans" (p. 1), "Pearl Harbor news" (p. 1), "Fred Korematsu documentary being filmed" (p. 1), "Seattle remembers..." (p. 5), "No Nisei vets -- no redress!" (p. 5).

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 46, No. 4, April 2009 (ddr-sjacl-1-585)

Selected article titles: "Education Initiative" (p. 1-2), "Exhibit at the Law Library of Seattle University Schoo of Law: Fred T. Korematsu and the Pursuit of Justice" (p. 1), "Charitable Bequests and Traditional IRAs" (p. 1), "Support: Assure Our History" (p. 1-2), "Volunteer: ACRS Walk for Rice" (p. 2), "Minidoka Pilgrimage" (p. 3).

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