Civil Rights
May 1, 2009
Japanese-American Internee Honored With New Institute
Karen Korematsu-Haigh, right, founded a civil rights institute in honor of her father Fred Korematsu, who was convicted of defying military orders by refusing the government’s attempt to intern him during World War II. She is pictured with her father’s lawyer, Dale Minami, at the center’s headquarters that open today.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - As a 22-year-old welder in Oakland, Fred T. Korematsu had the audacity to resist the government's attempt to intern him alongside other Japanese Americans during World War II. The U.S. Supreme Court initially ruled that he had defied military orders, but Korematsu continued the fight until his conviction was ultimately vacated in 1984. Korematsu died four years ago at age 86, but hi...
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