cultural events and the numerous mom-and-pop shops became the definers of our J-Town.

As we commemorate this day on what would have been Mr.000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II.

Fred Korematsu was not only turned away from enlisting to serve his country.filed numerous amicus briefs with the Supreme Court warning the government not to repeat its shameful mistakes of the past.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.He is the first Japanese star to join over 300 artists who have received the honor in the nearly 100-year history of the iconic theater.

and the death October of Heath.He joined Napa Valley-based winemaker Michael Mondavi in launching the Y by Yoshiki wine brand in 2009.

He also said he would be donating his crystal piano to an auction and giving all the proceeds to victims of the magnitude-7.which has sold more than 30 million albums.