compared to 29% the previous year.

Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara): Today we celebrate Fred Korematsu’s selfless courage in fighting against the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II –– one of the darkest chapters in our nations history.Let us all continue to honor Mr.

We also honor his enduring legacy as a civil rights advocate who.In that landmark 1944 Korematsu v.Korematsus fight for equality.

taking his case all the way to the Supreme Court.this shameful ruling was overturned.

I am honored to celebrate the work of this civil rights hero and remain committed to carrying out his vision of a truly equal and just nation.

May his courage serve as an inspiration to us all to speak out against discrimination and injustice.an oral history project and journal series dedicated to preserving and sharing stories of the Japanese American incarceration and World War II experience.

Salt Lake City and Chicago and at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn.The program will feature four distinguished members of our community who will share their insights on resistance in the camps.

and educators so that we can broaden our views on the overall effects of the incarceration on the community.Because of his principled stance.