properties designer; Yoko Haitz.

Korematsu was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.000 people of Japanese ancestry were sent to the camps.

Thats why we continue to tell Freds story and teach our younger generations the perseverance and determination that has been woven into the Japanese American identity.who resisted the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.

which would award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu in recognition of his contributions to civil rights.so we never repeat those mistakes.

He was arrested and detained at the Presidio Stockade before being sent to the camps.

and Executive Board members Sen.As chair of the Assembly Education Committee.

championed universal preschool and after-school programs.the Southern California Regional Occupational Center Board of Trustees.

Muratsuchi launched his campaign with an early list of high-powered endorsements:Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas State Treasurer Fiona Ma Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack OConnell Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy WicksAssembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez ZburAssembly Local Government Committee Chair and Latino Caucus Vice Chair Juan Carrillo Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Chair Mike Gipson Assembly Rules Committee Chair Blanca PachecoAssembly Majority Whip Mark GonzalezAssembly Budget Subcommittee Chair Gregg Hart Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Chair Pilar SchiavoFormer Assembly Budget Chair Phil TingAl Muratsuchi is a statewide education leader in Californias ongoing work to transform local schools across California.responsible investments in our childrens futures.