founding leader and president emeritus of Asian American Drug Abuse Program (AADAP).

we honor his unwavering courage when he challenged our government’s mass internment of 120.Ted Lieu (D-Manhattan Beach): Fred Korematsu was a fearless civil rights advocate who stood up for the more than 120.

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.Rafu Digital EditorA Little Tokyo shooting sparked panic in the heart of Japanese Village Plaza on Friday afternoon.

(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)By PETER YOON.“Thank you to the owners of Make Asobi right next door for letting us hide in the back of the store.

Officers and security stand outside of Nijiya Market in Little Tokyo.We usually have a shield up so we just saw people starting to run and a few people ran in.