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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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High Court Bars Nisei Rehearing (February 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1103)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 12, 1945, p. 4
Collection
Steven Okazaki Collection (ddr-densho-1012)
The Steven Okazaki Collection consists of interviews conducted by filmmaker Steven Okazaki for his 1984 Oscar-nominated documentary, Unfinished Business. The film profiles Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu, and Minoru Yasui and their legal fight to have their World War II convictions overturned. The interviews are audio-only, and are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …