,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,ms4 ,cortez    
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4  
,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 
& ,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,designat+ ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe1 z ,fr$   
,korematsu ,day ( ,civil ,lib]ties & !  
,con/itution4  ,:]eas ,fr$ ,toyosaburo  
,korematsu 0 born on ,janu>y #cj1 #aiai1
 9 ,oakl&1 ,cali=nia1 to ,japanese      
immigrant p>5ts2 ,:]eas ,fr$ ,korematsu 
attempt$ to enli/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,national ,gu>d & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ 
,gu>d aft] ! ,unit$ ,/ates ent]$ ,_w ,w>
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ance/ry2 ,:]eas aft] ! sign+ (          
,executive ,ord] #ijff on ,febru>y #ai1 
#aidb1 by ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,delano    
,roosevelt1 :i* au?oriz$ ! =c$          
imprisonm5t ( #abj1jjj p ( ,japanese    

desc5t into prison camps1 ! majority (  
:om 7 ,am]ican citiz5s1 ,fr$ ,korematsu 
resi/$ t infr+em5t ( ,am]ican civil     
lib]ties & attempt$ to cont9ue 8 life z 
an ,am]ican citiz5 until he 0 arre/$1   
convict$1 & inc>c]at$ at a conc5tration 
camp 9 ,topaz1 ,utah2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidd1  
,fr$ ,korematsu appeal$ 8 case to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt1 :i* rul$  
aga9/ him1 decl>+ 9 ,korematsu v4 ,unit$
 ,/ates t ,japanese inc>c]ation 0 a     
milit>y necessity r ?an an egregi\s act 
( racial discrim9ation2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihj1
 ,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t] creat$ !        
,commission on ,w>time ,relocation &    
,int]nm5t ( ,civilians 7,,cwric71 :i*   
conclud$ 9 #aihc t ! =c$ removal &      
imprisonm5t ( p ( ,japanese ance/ry 0   
motivat$ by race prejudice1 w> hy/]ia1 &
 a failure ( political lead]%ip2 ,:]eas1
 dur+ ?is "t1 rese>*]s at ! ,univ]sity (
 ,cali=nia1 ,san ,diego uncov]$ docum5ts
 f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 9
 :i* intellig5ce ag5cies1 includ+ !     
,,fbi1 ! ,,fcc1 & ! ,(fice ( ,naval     

,intellig5ce1 d5i$ t ,japanese-,am]icans
 ev] committ$ wrongdo+1 b :i* 7 nev]    
pres5t$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme     
,c\rt dur+ ,korematsu v4 ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas foll[+ ! conclusion ( !          
,commission on ,w>time ,relocation &    
,int]nm5t ( ,civilians & ! f9d+s on     
gov]nm5tal misconduct1 ,fr$ ,korematsu  
reop5$ 8 case1 & on ,novemb] #aj1 #aihc1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt (       
,nor!rn ,cali=nia 9 ,san ,francisco     
ov]turn$ 8 conviction2 ,:]eas ,fr$      
,korematsu's c\rage\sly f\ght inju/ice  
by *all5g+ ! con/itutionality (         
,executive ,ord] #ijff1 & 8 lawsuit     
rema9s an important lesson ab\t !       
fragility ( individual civil lib]ties   
dur+ a "t :5 ! ,nation is exp]i5c+      
?reats to its national security2 ,:]eas 
,fr$ ,korematsu cont9u$ to fight        
inju/ice & def5d ! lib]ties ( ,muslim p 
:51 9 #bjjc1 he w>n$ 9 an amicus brief t
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates extreme national       
security measures foll[+ ! t]rori/      
attacks ( ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 7       

rem9isc5t ( ! mi/akes ( ! pa/ t und]m9$ 
,am]ican civil lib]ties1 includ+ ! ,ali5
 & ,s$ition ,acts ( #agih1 ! susp5sion (
 habeas corpus dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 !     
prosecution ( diss5t]s dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i1 
! ,r$ ,sc>e ( #aiai-aibj1 ! int]m5t ( p 
( ,japanese desc5t dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & 
! era ( loyalty oa?s & ,mc,carthyism    
dur+ ! ,cold ,w>2 ,:]eas ! democratic "*
 ( ! ,am]ican p w be n\ri%$ & enhanc$ by
 opportunities = civic education on !   
significant *all5ges t h be5 pos$ to our
 ,con/itution2 ,:]eas a day ( annual    
national reflection on h[ ! ,fr$        
,korematsu que/ = ju/ice is important to
 educat+ ! ,am]ican p ab\t pres]v+ civil
 lib]ties & ! pr9ciple ( equality be=e !
 law2 & ,:]eas ! ,/ates ( ,cali=nia1    
,florida1 ,hawaii1 ,virg9ia1 ,arizona1  
,new ,j]sey1 & ,mi*igan h already       
designat$ ,janu>y #cj z ,fr$ ,korematsu 
,day to commemorate 8 lifelong fight =  
civil lib]ties & ! ,con/itution3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
designates ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe1 z ,fr$   

,korematsu ,day ( ,civil ,lib]ties & !  
,con/itution2  7#b7 recognizes ,fr$     
,korematsu's brav]y & resili5ce 9 ! face
 ( adv]sity2 &  7#c7 enc\rages all p to 
reflect on ! importance ( political     
lead]%ip & vigilance & on ! values (    
ju/ice & civil rights dur+ times (      
unc]ta9ty & em]g5cy4