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Lawmakers push to take Fred Korematsu Day national
Born to Japanese immigrants in Oakland, he was arrested for refusing to be incarcerated based on his ethnicity.
California Sets Aside Jan. 30 to Honor Man Who Defied Japanese Internment
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution was established under a bill by Assemblymen Warren Furutani, ...
Deadliest plane crashes that shaped Nevada's history and what caused them
In Nevada, the deadliest plane crash was in 1964. A four-engine Constellation operated by California’s Paradise Airlines traveling from Oakland crashed in a mountain near Lake Tahoe after two failed ...
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US: Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Rescued and Rehabilitated at Oakland Zoo
Oakland, United States - January 28, 2025 Three orphaned mountain lion cubs, found wandering in Portola Valley, are now ...
California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
Korematsu received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1998. He died in 2005 at age 86.
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California to Observe Day Honoring Man Who Defied Japanese Internment
California on Thursday will observe Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, remembering the shipyard welder who challenged the constitutionality of the incarceration of Japanese ...