Fred Korematsu

Fred Korematsu

male, deceased (2005)
World War II, United States Supreme Court, Secretary of War, West Coast of the United States, internment camps, Executive Order 9066…JapaneseAmericaninternment, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japanese American
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was one of the many Japanese-American citizens living on the West Coast during World War II. Shortly after the Imperial...
Pat Morita

Pat Morita

male, deceased (2005)
Mr. Miyagi, tetralogy, Kesuke Miyagi, Family Matters actor, comedian, Hollywood Walk of Fame…American, Asian American, JapaneseAmericaninternment, Japanese American actor
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, (June 28, 1932 - November 24, 2005) was an American actor who is probably best known for playing the roles of Arnold on the...
Gordon Hirabayashi

Gordon Hirabayashi

male, 91 years old
University of Washington, YMCA, JapaneseAmericaninternment, Religious Society of Friends, U.S. Supreme Court, Mukyokai…Japanese internment, Japanese American, American
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi He was born in Seattle to a Christian family who were associated with the Mukyōkai Christian Movement. He graduated f...
Yuri Kochiyama

Yuri Kochiyama

female, 87 years old
Harlem, Harlem Parents Committee, Puerto Rican independence, Japanese-American interned, Japanese-American, Civil Rights…JapaneseAmericaninternment, Japanese American
Yuri Kochiyama (born May 19, 1922) is a US Japanese-American civil rights activist. Kochiyama was born Mary Nakahara in San Pedro, California....
John L. Dewitt

John L. Dewitt

male, deceased (1962)
World War II, United States Army general, World War I, from Nebraska, japanese-american internment, JapaneseAmericaninternment…American military, American military personnel of World War II, internment of Japanese-American
John Lesesne DeWitt was an American Army general, best known for his role in the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Dale Minami

Dale Minami

male, 63 years old
Asian American, Filmmaker, Center for Asian American Media, Asian American Journalists Association, korematsu v. united states, juris doctor…JapaneseAmericaninternment
Minami was born in Los Angeles , California , graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968 from the University of Southern California , and...

Peter H. Irons

male
Jim Crow's Child, JapaneseAmericaninternment, American civil rights activist, Boston College Law School, Civil Rights, University of California, San Diego…American Bar Association
Peter H. Irons is an American political activist, civil rights attorney, legal scholar, and professor of political science. Peter Irons is a...
Yamato Ichihashi

Yamato Ichihashi

male, deceased (1963)
Stanford University, World War II, santa anita, Harvard, prefecture, JapaneseAmericaninternment…relocation of Japanese American
Yamato Ichihashi (1878-1963) was one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States. Ichihashi wrote a comprehensive account of his...
Mike Masaoka

Mike Masaoka

male, deceased (1991)
University of Utah, University of Utah alumni, nikkei, franklin delano roosevelt, JapaneseAmericaninternment, Salt Lake City…Japanese American Citizens League, Japanese American
Mike Masaru Masaoka was born on October 15, 1915 in Fresno, California. The family moved to Salt Lake City where Masaoka legally changed his first...
Carey McWilliams

Carey McWilliams

male, deceased (1980)
author, American, editor, Magazine editor, lawyer, Mexican-American history…internment of japanese american, JapaneseAmericaninternment
Carey McWilliams (13 December 1905-27 June 1980) was an American author, editor, and lawyer best known for a strong commitment to progressive...