Fred T. Korematsu Institute
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The Fred T. Korematsu Institute educates to advance racial equity, social justice, and human rights for all.
San Francisco
Joined January 2009
There is still time to make a tax-deductible year-end gift & fight for education. As history is erased & non-profits face funding risks, you can support KI through a one-time or monthly gift. Support KI's work and future with a year-end gift today: https://t.co/1xdU665dsr
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From the end of cell phones in schools to the benefits of handwriting over typing in improving literacy, the editors at @edutopia examined the 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025 to share the most practical takeaways from the research: https://t.co/mXI9TimzfW
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Season's Greetings from the Korematsu Institute! Here are some holiday moments from incarceration camps during WWII, showing community and resilience.
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We have the 24-minute version of the doc on #FredKorematsu & his fight for justice, "Of Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story", on our website here: https://t.co/I9HC0rfeAA Donate to help us create a curriculum to teach this doc here: https://t.co/1xdU665dsr
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Educators and school librarians of all grade levels and subject areas are encouraged to apply by January 23 for free Teaching with Primary Sources workshops to be offered here at the Library of Congress in July!
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Come join us at the Library of Congress for a Teaching with Primary Sources workshop.
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If you haven't found that perfect holiday gift, consider donating to the Korematsu Institute in someone's honor or memory this year. Make the holiday season gift-giving more meaningful by supporting the work of KI. Make a holiday tribute gift here: https://t.co/8X7eByAsDt
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We extend a thank you to Rachel Maddow & her podcast, "Burn Order," co-written by Michael Yarvitz, for revisiting the suppressed evidence, historical lessons & civil rights icons of the Japanese American Incarceration. The "Burn Order" special airs on MS NOW on 12/29 at 9 PM EST.
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Join KI and Dr. Karen Korematsu in San Leandro this January! See the powerful "AM I AN AMERICAN OR AM I NOT" exhibition & join us at the opening reception w/ Dr. Korematsu on 1/10 at the San Leandro Public Library! Learn more: https://t.co/WnTP0Rs7z5
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The double displacement is seen in the intersecting experiences of tribal communities during the country's expansion & Japanese Americans during WW2. The histories collide when incarcerated Japanese Americans were sent to Indian reservations. Listen here: https://t.co/VOEyG4FjYJ
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#OTD 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of the landmark Korematsu vs. US case. Learn more about civil liberties in this Town Hall, "Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis," from the @ConstitutionCtr featuring Dr. Karen Korematsu & Professor Kermit Roosevelt: https://t.co/PXHeK4i42t
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#OnThisDay in 1944, #SCOTUS issues one of its most controversial decisions: that internment camps during World War II were constitutional. #ConstitutionDaily explores the history of Korematsu v. United States: https://t.co/pPQfPilOWn
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In December 1944, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial decisions, which upheld the constitutionality of internment camps during World War II. Today, the Korematsu decision has...
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#OTD in 1941, #FortMissoula became one of the first #DOJ camps to hold #Japanese immigrants during WWII. Initially used for Italian nationals, it later imprisoned #Issei men who were seized by the FBI after Pearl Harbor, often without evidence or due process. #japaneseamerican
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This year, we honor the 81st anniversary of the landmark Korematsu v. United States case decided on December 18, 1944. Learn more about the Korematsu v. US case and hear Dr. Karen Korematsu and lawyer Peter Irons discuss its legal importance here: https://t.co/G22pohAYL8...
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In Boston? Please join Dr. Korematsu to celebrate the annual recognition of #FredKorematsuDay of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on 1/13. Refreshments will be served. Learn more and register here: https://t.co/nRIF0Xv3qE
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Hear Dr. Korematsu in San Leandro! KI’s traveling exhibition, "AM I AN AMERICAN OR AM I NOT?," will be at the San Leandro Main Library on Jan 4, 2026. Join KI at the opening reception on 1/10 at 2 PM. Learn more about the exhibit: https://t.co/WnTP0Rs7z5
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For #BillofRightsDay, these lessons are designed to help students explore the individual rights & liberties protected by the first 10 amendments. Students will read the original text & identify the specific rights or liberties protected by each: https://t.co/rE33ivfgXg
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Today is #BillofRightsDay, and we are sharing some of our Constitution resources. We have the 24-minute version of the doc on #FredKorematsu & his fight for justice, "Of Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story", on our website here: https://t.co/I9HC0rfeAA
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AAPI history is American history. Curious about the AAPI studies curriculum standards in your area? Check out this interactive map and filter among academic standards, bills that have passed into law, and pending bills in your state: https://t.co/w3OYUQfrS7
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Following a law passed three years ago in the wake of the anti-Asian hate movement, public schools in Connecticut are including #AAPI studies as part of their curriculum. Read more here: https://t.co/VOjUvTSyrb
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In 2010, the Governor of CA established the inaugural Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on January 30, the 1st statewide day in U.S. history named after an Asian American. Join 7 states & NYC & learn how to establish a #FredKorematsuDay in your state!
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