Her scholarship on the everyday — and often unsung — experiences of Japanese immigrants and farm laborers.

That was the day before they cleaned the water each week.The Tajimas were fortunate enough to spend the bulk of the war years in the Chicago area.

watching the pillars of my youth literally going up in flames before my eyes felt like a hole was being burned in my very identity.in the west across from the creepy cemetery.revealing a large percentage of students with Japanese surnames.

and no idea what the future holds.like the Altadena Community Church.

a place we will always consider home.

I regularly cast many of them in my productions after receiving a Super 8mm movie camera for Christmas one year.and stripped of their basic rights during World War II simply because of their heritage.

we honor Freds legacy of justice and equality for all.Korematsu continued fighting and successfully cleared his conviction in 1983.

including my great-grandfather.Korematsu was born in Oakland to parents who had immigrated to the U.