Free Teaching Materials from the Korematsu Institute

We received the following from the Fred T. Korematsu Institute:

Fred Korematsu is remembered for his courageous fight against the Japanese American Internment which led to the WWII 1944 Supreme Court case, Korematsu v. United States. Fred Korematsu was exonerated almost 40 years later and was eventually awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton.

The Korematsu Institute  wants to send you a FREE Teaching Kit that helps teachers instruct on the life of Fred Korematsu and the overall Japanese American internment during World War II.

Please inform your teachers about the FREE Teaching Kit.  Help us spread the word about this pivotal story in U.S. History.

The Korematsu Institute has a wealth of free teaching materials that help students learn about Fred and the Japanese American internment during World War II.  

Some items include:

·  a K-12 teaching guide,

·  a Fred Korematsu classroom poster,

·  the 24 minute version of the Emmy Award winning video, “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights, the Fred Korematsu Story.”

Fred Korematsu Day is celebrated on his birthday each year, January 30.  This is a good time to connect Fred’s story with other civil rights champions, examine key civil liberties issues, and remember the stories of the 120,000 people (approximately 70% were American citizens) who were interned in concentration camps without due process of law. 

We will be attending the National Council for Social Studies Conference in Seattle, Washington, this November.   Please visit us for a Meet and Greet and our Conference Presentation:

·  Meet and Greet:  Saturday, November 17, 11:30-12:30 at the Constitutional Rights Foundation booth in the Exhibit Hall

·  Workshop:  Sunday, November 18, 8:00-10:00 am:  Stories of Civil Rights Champions:  Cesar Chavez and Fred Korematsu