FEBRUARY 6, 2014
GA ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER LEGISLATIVE DAY
INAUGURAL FRED KOREMATSU DAY
READING OF THE RESOLUTION ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, DECLARING JAN. 30, 2014 FRED KOREMATSU DAY OF GEORGIA
AAPI LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON PROGRAM
KAREN KOREMATSU VISITS THE KING CENTER FOR THE FIRST TIME
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Karen Korematsu, the daughter of Fred Korematsu, will be our Luncheon Keynote Speaker!
The Georgia Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Task Force invites you to celebrate 2014 AAPI Legislative Day at the State Capitol on February 6, 2014, from 9:30 am – 2 pm. We anticipate drawing over 150 participants from across the state with goals of the day to raise the visibility of AAPIs in Georgia, educate AAPI communities about the importance of civic participation especially at the state level, and to dialogue and develop relationships with members of the Georgia General Assembly. We will offer advocacy training, opportunity to meet with legislators, group photo opportunity with elected officials, a morning legislative briefing, and a luncheon at the Sloppy Floyd Building with government speakers. The Day will commemorate Fred Korematsu, one of our country’s greatest Asian American civil rights champions. During World War II, Korematsu, an American citizen, was prosecuted for conscientiously refusing to report to a Japanese American internment camp. It was not until 40 years later that his conviction was overturned in 1983. Rep. B.J. Pak will introduce a Resolution declaring January 30, 2014, Georgia’s inaugural Fred Korematsu Day. Among other notable speakers, Dale Minami, the attorney who led the legal team to overturn Korematsu’s unjust conviction, will provide a Luncheon address. |
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Georgia AAPI Task Force Interview with Attorney Dale Minami, the lead attorney for Fred Korematsu who organized a team of 15 attorneys to plan the legal attack to vacate Fred Korematsu's conviction in 1983.
List to him at 21:18: "I think the most significant [lesson] … is that Justice is not self-executing. Justice is not a gift. It’s a challenge that we must continue to fight for these rights. Because the institutions we have, as good as they may be, . . . cannot sustain your rights in a time of crisis. So I think it’s up to us to be activists, it’s up to us to support each other, because when one’s rights go challenged, it’s everybody’s rights that are challenged." Thank you to Sung Ku Hong at online Korean media network NewsnPost for videotaping the interview, & the law firm of Sutherland Asbill Brennan for hosting us! |
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