5th Annual Fred Korematsu Day Celebration

Friday, January 30 at City Arts & Lectures



Stand up for what is right! If you're in the Bay Area, you're invited to take part in the 5th Annual Korematsu Day Celebration, a commemoration of the life and legacy of Japanese American civil rights hero Fred T. Korematsu. It's happening Friday, January 30 at City Arts and Lectures-Nourse Theatre in San Francisco.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Mr. Korematsu's passing in 2005, and the celebration will feature a keynote address from noted actor/activist George Takei, plus other special guests.

Here are some more details about the event:

Fred Korematsu Day Celebration, January 26

"Stand Up For What Is Right"



If you're in the Bay Area, the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education invites you to the fourth annual Korematsu Day Celebration. This year's event, "Stand Up For What Is Right!," will feature Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, activist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas and Congressman Mike Honda. It's happening Sunday, January 26 at the Morris Daily Auditorium at San Jose State University.

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the search for alice wong

Is your name Alice Wong? Do you know someone named Alice Wong?

The Fred Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education will be honoring a series of Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights heroes in January. They're desperately trying to track down Alice Wong, great granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, the San Francisco native and plaintiff in a landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that re-affirmed birthright citizenship.

Here's a 1998 article about Alice and her great grandfather's case: The Progeny of Citizen Wong.

If you are THE Alice Wong the Korematsu Institute is looking for, or if you know how they can reach her, please email info@korematsuinstitute.org. Spread the word.