Asian Americans and U.S. Law

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Taking the Stand: The Lessons of Three Men Who Took the Japanese American Internment to Court (2005)

Lorraine K. Bannai, 4 Seattle J. for Soc. Just. 1

Marina Hsieh

In this article, Lorraine Bannai recounts the details of Fred Korematsu's family and his resistance, as well as Yosh Kuromiya and Gene Akutsu who resisted the draft from the camps. She draws lessons from their acts of civil disobedience to the century's vilification of Arab Americans and Muslims. 

Taking the Stand: The Lessons of Three Men Who Took the Japanese American Internment to Court (2005)

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