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Coalition urges Massachusetts to designate Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
Summary
Legislative backers and civil‑rights groups told the Joint Committee that establishing a permanent Fred Korematsu Day would promote civic education about the wartime internment of Japanese Americans and defense of constitutional rights.
Members of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard strong bipartisan testimony supporting legislation (H.3427 / S.2132) to designate January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.
Witnesses included family members of Fred Korematsu, representatives of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute, civil‑rights groups and Asian American community organizations. They described Korematsu’s refusal to comply with Executive Order 9066 during World War II, his Supreme…
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