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And Then They Came for Us: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice


Date: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Buildling 14 Atrium

Guest Speaker: Karen Korematsu. Free and open to the public.

Karen Korematsu is the daughter of Fred T. Korematsu, a prominent civil rights advocate, public speaker and educator. Until his death in 2005, Fred fought for the civil liberties of all communities. Having refused an incarceration order in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, he appealed his case to the Supreme Court. Although losing in a 6-3 decision, Korematsu received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

Presented by The Office of Latinx, Asian, and Native American Affairs (LANA), Sinclair Diversity Office, Wright State University, Dayton International Peace Museum, and the Japanese American Citizens League, Dayton Chapter. Supported by the Asian American Council, Dayton, and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area

Parking available in Lot E at the corner 4th and Perry Sts., entrance on Perry Street.

And Then They Came for Us: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice


Date: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Buildling 14 Atrium

Guest Speaker: Karen Korematsu. Free and open to the public.

Karen Korematsu is the daughter of Fred T. Korematsu, a prominent civil rights advocate, public speaker and educator. Until his death in 2005, Fred fought for the civil liberties of all communities. Having refused an incarceration order in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, he appealed his case to the Supreme Court. Although losing in a 6-3 decision, Korematsu received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

Presented by The Office of Latinx, Asian, and Native American Affairs (LANA), Sinclair Diversity Office, Wright State University, Dayton International Peace Museum, and the Japanese American Citizens League, Dayton Chapter. Supported by the Asian American Council, Dayton, and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area

Parking available in Lot E at the corner 4th and Perry Sts., entrance on Perry Street.