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vh Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1012-1-3)

Deciding to separate from family upon hearing about mass removal (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or …

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vh Fred Korematsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1012-1-6)

Being sent to an assembly center after hearing (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed …

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vh Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1021-10-3)

History of the World War II cases of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui and Fred Korematsu

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-113-26)

Opportunity to work on "a case of a lifetime," meeting the "cultural icon" Fred Korematsu

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vh Dale Minami Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-141-27)

First impressions of Fred Korematsu; Fred's initial concern over the legal team's youth, lack of experience

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-113-37)

Finally vindicated: a victory for Fred Korematsu, the legal team, and the entire Japanese American community

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img Benjamin Zelenko, Nelson Kitsuse, and Fred Korematsu (ddr-csujad-29-306)

Benjamin Zelenko, Nelson Kitsuse, and Fred Korematsu at the Supreme Court. Photograph titled: "Benjamin Zelenko, Nelson Kitsuse, and Fred Korematsu." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P249

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img Fred and Kathryn Korematsu and Chizu Omori (ddr-csujad-29-299)

The Korematsu and Chizu Omori at the Supreme Court. Photograph titled: "Fred and Kathryn Korematsu and Chizu Omori." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P242

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doc Court's Jurisdiction In Jap Exclusion Case O.K.'d (June 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-923)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 1, 1943, p. 9

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doc Evacuation of Japs Upheld by Court (December 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-991)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 3, 1943, p. 5

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doc Loyal Nisei Can't Be Held In Camps, High Court Rules. Army Ouster of Japanse Held Valid (December 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1081)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 18, 1944, pp. 1, 3

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doc Jap Appeal Hits Army's Powers Of Internment (December 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-869)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 10, 1942, p. 8

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Narrator Kathryn Korematsu

White female. Born March 14, 1921, in Greenville, South Carolina. Attended Winthrop College in South Carolina, and moved to Detroit in 1942. Married Fred Korematsu, a nisei who resisted the World War II incarceration orders.

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vh Peter Irons Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-127-14)

Volunteering to testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians; assembling legal team, contacting Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi and Min Yasui

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-113-34)

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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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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