Nancy SekizawaThe coalition has learned from successful labor actions by United Teachers Los Angeles and the Screen Actors Guild as well as historical movements such as the bus boycott in Montgomery and the grape boycott in California.

a 23-year-old Fred Korematsu resisted the racial profiling and incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment camps.Mark Takano (D-Riverside): Fred Korematsu stood up for all Americans rights and freedoms by resisting Japanese American internment during World War II.

000 people of Japanese ancestry who were forced into incarceration.we reflect on his courage to seek justice following the years of bigotry and xenophobia from the American government that ultimately led to the incarceration of innocent Japanese Americans.but also became one of the over 120.

the civil rights hero who challenged the unjust and racist internment of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II and fought for freedom and racial justice his entire life.Korematsu never stopped speaking out against racial discrimination.

Thats why I have consistently reintroduced a package of bills to honor Mr.

I am proud to have led efforts to recognize Mr.My sisters and I never spoke about it either.

and TSA was formed later that year.I was able to start three businesses.

in a lot of homes that structure just fell apart.shikata ga nai: ‘water under the bridge.