SPEAKING UP!  Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, January 26, 2019
Channel: J-Town Community TV
Date: 2019-03-15

Karen Korematsu of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute,  Zahra Billoo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Teresa Castellanos, Board vice-president San Jose Unified School District, Susan Hayase, San Jose Nikkei Resisters and Richard Konda, executive director of the Asian Law Alliance were introduced by Judge Roberta Hayashi of the Santa Clara County Superior Court and NBC Bay Area news personality Robert Handa.  The panel discussed what "Speaking Up!" means for students and citizens in today's world at the Wesley United Methodist Church in San Jose's Japantown.  The Fred T. Korematsu Institute provided an instructional kit to all teachers who registered in advance and attended the event. This instructional kit included a K-12 Korematsu Institute Teacher’s Guide, videos and accompanying lesson plans, and posters. Kits give you access to digital materials, including the entire Korematsu Institute Teacher's Guide and additional lesson plans on five documentaries on the Japanese American incarceration.