Final Report, Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, 1942
Author: United States. Army. Western Defense Command and Fourth Army
Publisher:
Published: 1943
Total Pages: 660
ISBN-13:
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Korematsu V. United States
Author: Karen Alonso
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book looks at the people behind Korematsu v. United States, the landmark Supreme Court case that challenged the U.S. government's decision to imprison Japanese citizens and non-citizens during World War II. The personal struggles and poor treatment of Fred Korematsu and others in internment camps are brought to life, as the significance of this case is explained in a historical context.
Korematsu V. the United States
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher: Essential Library
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781617834738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the historical context of the Korematsu versus United States Supreme Court Case, detailing the claims made by both sides and the outcome.
Enduring Conviction
Author: Lorraine K. Bannai
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2015-11-02
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 029580629X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFred Korematsu’s decision to resist F.D.R.’s Executive Order 9066, which provided authority for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was initially the case of a young man following his heart: he wanted to remain in California with his white fiancée. However, he quickly came to realize that it was more than just a personal choice; it was a matter of basic human rights. After refusing to leave for incarceration when ordered, Korematsu was eventually arrested and convicted of a federal crime before being sent to the internment camp at Topaz, Utah. He appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court, which, in one of the most infamous cases in American legal history, upheld the wartime orders. Forty years later, in the early 1980s, a team of young attorneys resurrected Korematsu’s case. This time, Korematsu was victorious, and his conviction was overturned, helping to pave the way for Japanese American redress. Lorraine Bannai, who was a young attorney on that legal team, combines insider knowledge of the case with extensive archival research, personal letters, and unprecedented access to Korematsu his family, and close friends. She uncovers the inspiring story of a humble, soft-spoken man who fought tirelessly against human rights abuses long after he was exonerated. In 1998, President Bill Clinton awarded Korematsu the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
An Introduction to Constitutional Law
Author: Randy E. Barnett
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Published: 2023-02-28
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Introduction to Constitutional Law teaches the narrative of constitutional law as it has developed historically and provides the essential background to understand how this foundational body of law has come to be what it is today. This multimedia experience combines a book and video series to engage students more directly in the study of constitutional law. All students—even those unfamiliar with American history—will garner a firm understanding of how constitutional law has evolved. An eleven-hour online video library brings the Supreme Court’s most important decisions to life. Videos are enriched by photographs, maps, and audio from the Supreme Court. The book and videos are accessible for all levels: law school, college, high school, home school, and independent study. Students can read and watch these materials before class to prepare for lectures or study after class to fill in any gaps in their notes. And, come exam time, students can binge-watch the entire canon of constitutional law in about twelve hours.
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
Author: Laura Atkins
Publisher: Fighting for Justice
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781597143684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes excerpts from the book Fred Korematsu Speaks Up and a lesson plan.
A People's History of the Supreme Court
Author: Peter Irons
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-07-25
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 1101503130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court featuring a forward by Howard Zinn Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and "enemy combatants." To understand key issues facing the supreme court and the current battle for the court's ideological makeup, there is no better guide than Peter Irons. This revised and updated edition includes a foreword by Howard Zinn. "A sophisticated narrative history of the Supreme Court . . . [Irons] breathes abundant life into old documents and reminds readers that today's fiercest arguments about rights are the continuation of the endless American conversation." -Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
Korematsu v. the United States: World War II Japanese-American Internment Camps
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1614789657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe US Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the land, with thousands of cases appealed to it every year. One of those history-making cases was Korematsu v. The United States, which addressed the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Readers will follow this case from beginning to end, including the social and political climates that led up to it and the effects it had after the court made its ruling. Major players and key events are discussed, including Fred Korematsu, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Frank Knox, General DeWitt, Alfonso Zirpoli, Adolphus, St. Sure, Al Wirin, Charles Fahy, Harlan Stone, Mitsuye, Endo, and Marilyn Hall Patel. Compelling chapters and informative sidebars also cover the Fourteenth Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union, executive orders, Japanese immigration, Russo-Japanese War, World War II, the Japanese American Citizen's League, Issei, Nisei, Executive Order 9066, the Ringle Report, and the Evacuation Claims Act. Korematsu v. The United States forever influenced how we view expansion of governmental power during wartime. This landmark Supreme Court case changed the course of US history and shaped the country we live in. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
A Principled Stand
Author: Gordon K. Hirabayashi
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2013-06-30
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0295804645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1943, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi defied the curfew and mass removal of Japanese Americans on the West Coast, and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned as a result. In A Principled Stand, Gordon's brother James and nephew Lane have brought together his prison diaries and voluminous wartime correspondence to tell the story of Hirabayashi v. United States, the Supreme Court case that in 1943 upheld and on appeal in 1987 vacated his conviction. For the first time, the events of the case are told in Gordon's own words. The result is a compelling and intimate story that reveals what motivated him, how he endured, and how his ideals changed and deepened as he fought discrimination and defended his beliefs. A Principled Stand adds valuable context to the body of work by legal scholars and historians on the seminal Hirabayashi case. This engaging memoir combines Gordon's accounts with family photographs and archival documents as it takes readers through the series of imprisonments and court battles Gordon endured. Details such as Gordon's profound religious faith, his roots in student movements of the day, his encounters with inmates in jail, and his daily experiences during imprisonment give texture to his storied life. Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies A Capell Family Book
Justice at War
Author: Peter Irons
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1993-06-10
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780520083127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJustice at War irrevocably alters the reader's perception of one of the most disturbing events in U.S. history—the internment during World War II of American citizens of Japanese descent. Peter Irons' exhaustive research has uncovered a government campaign of suppression, alteration, and destruction of crucial evidence that could have persuaded the Supreme Court to strike down the internment order. Irons documents the debates that took place before the internment order and the legal response during and after the internment.
