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The Legacy of Korematsu v. United States: A Dangerous Narrative Retold, 4 UCLA Asian Pac. Am. L.J. 72 (1996)
Dean Masaru Hashimoto, whose father was interned during World War II, and who later worked on the 1984 corim nobis case of Fred Korematsu, reflects on the limitations of that correction of error, and the contemporary significance of the case today. He notes, "I write this Article is my concern that while public narratives about the Japanese internment have changed markedly, the Korematsu case remains consistent with modern legal doctrines and may lead to repetition of similar governmental actions."
Of particular interest are the Prologue, Introduction, Section I, Section II.A.1., Epilogue (pp. 72-102, 126-128).
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