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1/30/2026 is Martyrs' Day 🇳🇵, National Have Fun At Work Day 🇺🇸, National Preschool Fitness Day 🇺🇸, National Croissant Day 🥐🇺🇸, Korematsu Day 🇺🇸

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01/30/2023 is Martyrs Day 🇳🇵, National Bible Day 🇵🇭, National Croissant Day 🥐🇺🇲, Korematsu Day 🇺🇲, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 🇺🇲

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Inaugural NYC Celebration of Fred T. Korematsu Day

On Tuesday, January 30th, at the NYU Cantor Film Center, AABANY co-sponsored the inaugural Korematsu Day Celebration. January 30 is Fred Korematsu’s birthday. The event featured prominent speakers such as Jack Tchen, founding director of the A/P/A Institute at NYU; Daniel Dromm, an openly gay City Councilman who helped pass a resolution that established Jan. 30th as the Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in New York City, and Karen Korematsu, long-time activist and daughter of Fred Korematsu.

Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American man who lived during the era of Japanese internment. Under FDR’s Executive Order 9066, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps in rural America without any hearing or due process. Fred Korematsu was the first man to challenge the order when he refused to go to the concentration camp he was assigned to; his case made it all the way to the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States. The Court, however, deferred to the Executive Order and ruled in a 6-3 landmark decision that internment was based on “military necessity.” Korematsu’s conviction was eventually overturned in 1984 in a coram nobis proceeding in which the court found that the government deliberately misstated facts or provided misleading information in obtaining the conviction of Fred Korematsu.

Throughout the event, guest speakers remarked on the importance of Korematsu in Asian Pacific American History, connecting his legacy to APA community outreach and condemning the parallels between Korematsu’s case and the current Administration’s stances on immigration, deportation, and detention. As moderator and AABANY co-founder Rocky Chin stated in the panel, “We are taking one step forward but two steps back.” While each speaker brought their own expertise to the table—whether it was government, law, or activism—all topics were united around the theme of standing up for what is right. Students from public NYC high schools participating in the Asian American Student Advocacy Program (ASAP) remarked on the importance of ethnic studies curriculums at schools, while panelists from various non-profit organizations such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) emphasized the consequences of current legal decisions on immigrant deportation and detention.

The event was a fantastic way to celebrate Korematsu’s legacy. The audience even sang “Happy Birthday” at the end to mark what would have been Fred Korematsu’s 99th birthday.

AABANY was proud to be part of this historic inaugural celebration of Korematsu Day in New York. We were particularly pleased to be joined by Hon. Kiyo Matsumoto, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York, and Kathy Hirata Chin, Senior Counsel at Cadwalader. Kathy, with her husband Hon. Denny Chin, had led AABANY in its Trial Reenactment project for over a  decade. Most recently the AABANY Trial Reenactment team performed the Korematsu Trial Reenactment at the NAPABA National Convention in November in Washington, D.C.

We invite everyone to learn more about Fred Korematsu and his legacy by visiting the Korematsu Institute website.

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AABANY is proud to co-sponsor this event. AABANY co-founder Rocky Chin will be moderating the panel discussion which includes Karen Korematsu, daughter of Fred Korematsu, and Council Member Danny Dromm who initiated the resolution to make January 30 Korematsu Day in New York City.

There will be 300 seats in the auditorium available on a first-come first-served basis. Doors open at 6:45 pm. We suggest you arrive early to secure your seats.

Hope you can join us for this historic occasion!

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Korematsu Day in the U.S.A.? Asian Americans & the Law

Korematsu Day in the U.S.A.? Asian Americans & the Law

And here you thought I’d be too focused on sex to talk about Asian American contributions to civil rights.  I’m a supporter for the establishment of a Korematsu Day in the U.S. It’s a minor step in lifting the heavy curtain of the monoracial European American culture. No discussion on this subject can ignore Asian American powerhouse from the bench… Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals…

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So, this is a cool idea. You Might Find Yourself suggested that Google should feature Fred Korematsu in a Google Doodle, and The Fred Korematsu Institute ran with this image and found that you can suggest a Doodle via email. We streamlined the process to make it easy for you to ask Google to honor Fred for Korematsu Day 2015 (Jan. 30, 2015).

Click here!