Korematsu’s family had already abandoned their home and flower-nursery business in order to report to the camps. Fred, a 23-year-old shipyard welder, chose to remain behind and take his chances.

Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today. Fred Korematsu in 1983. On ...

Opinion Remembering the courage of Fred Korematsu Jan. 29, 2024 at 1:38 pm Updated Jan. 29, 2024 at 2:38 pm By Eugene Lee ...

Dr. Karen Korematsu, walks past pictures of her father, Fred T. Korematsu, wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom, left, and standing with Rosa Parks, during a celebration for UC Irvine’s Fred T.

Professor Robert Chang at a celebration for UC Irvine’s Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. The Korematsu Center, which moved from Seattle to ...

Rep. Celeste Maloy and three other lawmakers have introduced a bill to honor civil rights activist Fred Korematsu, held in a Utah internment camp during World War II.

Korematsu v. United States was a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision made in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It established that the U.S. government could intern Japanese ...

By STEVEN HERBERT California on Thursday is observing Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, remembering the shipyard welder who challenged the constitutionality of the ...

Korematsu received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1998. He died in 2005 at age 86.