Fred Korematsu Day

It was a high honor to have met Mr. Korematsu several years back at the Japanese American National Museum. Today around California --and the nation-- there are remembrances to observe the anniversary of Japanese Americans internment during WWII.

To learn more, click here for the

Korematsu Institute.

Fred Korematsu and Rosa Parks

Fred Korematsu

Terminal Island Fishing Village (East San Pedro)

Shinto shrine and Tuna Street shops

Not a trace remains of the village on Terminal Island that was once home to several thousand fisherman and cannery workers and their families. Homes, churches, stores, were all bulldozed away after the community was taken away during WW II.

Executive Order 9066, Feb. 19, 1942