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Minoru Yasui

On March 28, 1942, Minoru Yasui intentionally violated curfew orders in Portland, Oregon, and then walked into a police station, demanding to be arrested. A lawyer and U.S. Army reserve officer, Yasui had worked at the Japanese consulate in Chicago. After Pearl Harbor he had been pressed into active duty, but subsequently was rejected for formal induction because of his Japanese ancestry. Yasui made himself a test case because he objected to the military orders that violated his rights as a citizen. Yasui was ultimately convicted of violating the curfew.

World War II (231)
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Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
A.L. Wirin, Yasui v. United States, Minoru Yasui

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Shosuke Sasaki Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-78-19)
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Meeting Minoru Yasui
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Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1012-3-13)
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Continuing belief in the United States (audio only)

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Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1012-3-9)
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Thoughts on the Japanese American Citizens League's wartime stance (audio only)

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Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1012-3-14)
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The importance of the coram nobis cases (audio only)

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Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1012-3-5)
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Making the decision to violate the curfew; difficulty getting arrested (audio only)

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Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1012-3-11)
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Vague recollections of hearing; memories of solitary confinement (audio only)

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Gus J. Solomon Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1012-10-1)
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Getting involved with Min Yasui's case as an ACLU lawyer (audio only)

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Peter Irons Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1012-16-8)
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Min Yasui's fine and prison sentence (audio only)

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Peter Irons Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1012-16-6)
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Min Yasui's resistance and arrest (audio only)

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Memories of a visit from Minoru Yasui, "his conviction really inspired me"

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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