Feeling angry upon reading of Supreme Court case, 'Korematsu v. United States'

The importance of Japanese American role models in childhood community Avoiding the pigeonhole of stereotypes during school years First learning about the incarceration experience in college Recognizing issues of dual identity in the nisei generation Heightened awareness of identity as a Japanese American Feeling angry upon reading of Supreme Court case, 'Korematsu v. United States' Is 'Korematsu v. United States' still a threat to American civil liberties? Working on the 'case of a lifetime'

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But when I read Korematsu was the first time that I really realized that not only had this happened to the Japanese American community, but that the highest court in the country had said that it was okay, which was a horrible realization because not only did a wrong occur to the community, but the Supreme Court, which is the highest authority in the land, said that it was well within the Constitution that this happened to the Japanese American community. And it made me very angry to read the case.

Date: March 23 & 24, 2000
Location: Washington, US
Interviewer: Margaret Chon, Alice Ito
Contributed by: Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

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