and whose grandparents and great-grandparents were incarcerated in Poston.

but Endo was also the lone woman litigant and the only one to achieve a successful outcome.As we approach the 80th anniversary of the Endo decision.

“The three men who challenged the incarceration in the Supreme Court — Fred Korematsu.perhaps because she was a woman.courageously challenged the incarceration of her fellow Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.

just 22 years old at the time.She fought not just for herself but also for the rights of all citizens.

org online petition has been established asking President Biden to award Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

org/p/recognize-mitsuye-endo-tsutsumi-s-bravery-with-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom.said they marveled at her passion and drive to volunteer at the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center.

Little Tokyo Lions Club and Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California.president of the Japanese Womens Society of Southern California.

She traveled to Japan on three different occasions as one of the Yonsei board representatives.Her friend Cass Cara said Nodohara always asked the right questions and led the Lions Club with honesty.