During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and exiled them to detention centers and later concentration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps. He appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
This dark period in American history echoes today. President Trump and his administration are targeting anyone they think might be immigrants, removing people from their families and communities, and harming people who show up to defend their neighbors – including the shooting and killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
To honor Fred Korematsu's legacy, and all the Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated – and to support communities who are being targeted with similar tactics today – we must take action together.
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