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Korematsu Day Hawaii 2013 Fred Korematsu Day – Hawaii, January 30th, 2013 Richardson School of Law in October of 2011. Ms. Chun. “It shows that youth have the power to touch many people.”

Mary Chun, a social studies teacher at Waialua High & Intermediate School, attended a Korematsu teacher’s workshop at the William S. She was particularly touched and inspired by a presentation given by Karen Korematsu, Fred’s daughter. When she returned to her classroom, she and her students talked about the need for a Fred Korematsu Day in Hawaii. Her students were moved by Fred’s young age when he defied the internment order, and by the many injustices he faced throughout his life. Chun created a lesson plan to encourage her students to get involved in a present-day action. In February 2012, 40 students mailed letters to Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, encouraging him to establish a Fred Korematsu Day in Hawaii. To their surprise, the Governor answered their request on May 6, 2012 by issuing a proclamation declaring January 30, 2013 as Fred Korematsu Day in Hawaii. “This shows the power of grassroots organizing,” says Ms.

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