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japanese american
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California Dedicates Jan. 30 to Fred Korematsu Who Defied Japanese American Concentration Camps
California dedicated Jan. 30 to the memory of Fred Korematsu, a shipyard welder who legally objected to Japanese…
Japanese American Civil Rights Leader Passes Away at 81 After Getting COVID 2nd Time
Rose Takayo Matsui Ochi, a Japanese American leader and civil rights activist, has died in her home city…
Yuta Watanabe Becomes the First Japanese Player Signed to Toronto Raptors
Yuta Watanabe, 26, has made history as the first Japanese-born player to ever be signed by the Toronto…
Japanese American Running ICE Detention Center Had Mother Born in a U.S. Concentration Camp
President Donald Trump’s order for deportation raids reportedly commenced last weekend, vowing to send at least 2,000 undocumented…
Meet the First Asian American Basketball Player to Compete in the NBA
In the context of sports, 1947 is perhaps best known for being the year in which the legendary…
Japanese Americans at Higher Risk of Building Up Liver Fat, Study Finds
Japanese Americans have a higher risk of accumulating fat in the liver and abdomen compared to other ethnic…
Claudia Kishi of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ is Getting Her Own Documentary
“The Claudia Kishi Club” is a documentary created by filmmaker Sue Ding to show the impact on Asian…
Florida Expected to Repeal a Racist Law That Prevents Asian Farmers From Owning Land
In November, voters in Florida will attempt to repeal a 1926 law that prevents Asian farmers from owning…
Japanese-American Woman Shocked When Hotel Bill Comes With a Racial Slur
A Japanese-American woman who attended a conference at a Philadelphia hotel was left in shock when her bill…
Iconic Activist Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Who Called Out the U.S. Government’s Racism in WWII Dies at 93
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, the Japanese-American political activist who persuaded Congress to approve reparations for her fellow inmates of World…
Supreme Court Reverses Infamous Korematsu Decision that Allowed Japanese-American Internment
The United States Supreme Court has finally overturned the infamous Korematsu decision on Japanese-American internment during a hearing…
Meet the Japanese-American Lawyer Who Fought for Interracial Marriage in the 1960s
William Marutani, a Japanese-American lawyer from Kent, Washington, is not exactly a household name. But if walls from…
