$100 VIP reception with honorees + program admission Where: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102 When: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 1:00pm VIP reception with honorees, 2:30-4:30pm program Serena Hawkins-Schletzbaum and Chani Hawkins-Walker will represent their grandfather at the event. Min Yasui: US Supreme Court plaintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans. Unfortunately, the Wong family has not confirmed if they plan to attend the event. Wong Kim Ark: Chinese American plaintiff in US Supreme Court case affirming birthright citizenship. Fernando Gapasin will represent his uncle at the event. Philip Vera Cruz: Filipino American founding member of the United Farm Workers and defender of workers’ rights. David Bhagat Thind will represent his father at the event. Alisa Kim will represent her aunt at the event.īhagat Singh Thind: Sikh American plaintiff in US Supreme Court case examining race-based citizenship. Mamie Tape: Chinese American child plaintiff in landmark case reinforcing equal access to education. Mervyn Lee, son of striker Sue Koh Lee, will represent this honoree group at the event. Unfortunately, relatives of the Queen are unable to attend the event.ĭollar Store Strikers: Women labor activists who launched one of the longest-running strikes in San Francisco’s Chinatown’s history. Queen Lili’uokalani: Last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii and advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty. Audee Kochiyama Holman will represent her mother at the event. Yuri Kochiyama: Japanese American grassroots activist for pan-ethnic social justice movements. Veteran Asa Hanamoto will represent this honoree group at the event. Japanese American World War II Veterans: Soldiers who fought bravely in segregated WWII military units in the face of racism at home. Johnny Itliong will represent his father at the event. Larry Itliong: Filipino American organizer and coalition builder in California’s farm labor movement. “No-No” Hiroshi Kashiwagi will represent this honoree group at the event. Internment Dissenters: “No Nos,” draft resisters, and renunciants who challenged the WWII incarceration and mistreatment of Japanese Americans. Jay Hirabayashi will represent his father at the event. Gordon Hirabayashi: US Supreme Court plaintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans. Veteran Alberto Saldajeno will represent this honoree group at the event.
Wayne Tsutsumi and Wendy Weiner will represent their mother at the event.įilipino World War II Veterans: Filipino soldiers who fought for the US against Japanese forces during WWII but were later denied US military benefits. Mitsuye Endo: US Supreme Court plaintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans. Grace Lee Boggs: Chinese American grassroots activist for pan-ethnic social justice movements. Karen Korematsu will represent her father at the event. The event also features celebrity emcee Danny Glover, as well as a special performance by American Idol star Jasmine Trias.įred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration Honorees:įred Korematsu: US Supreme Court plaintiff who challenged the WWII internment of Japanese Americans. This will be a historic gathering of Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights heroes and the descendants of heroes who have passed on. in San Francisco, CA, on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The Korematsu Institute is celebrating Fred Korematsu Day 2013 at the Fred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave. Historic Gathering of Civil Rights Heroes at Fred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration in San Francisco on January 27, 2013
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