1. How do we stand up to justice?

2. Executive Order 9066
Order by President Roosevelt to remove “any and all persons” from certain areas on the West Coast
Referred to Japanese Americans
110,000 affected
Imprisoned, humiliated

4. Korematsu v. United States
Supreme Court case that stated civil rights can be set aside in a time of war

5. How do we stand up to justice?
Supporting friends
Refusing to obey laws that conflicted with the Constitution
Writing to Congress
Raising money for a cause

6. Ralph Lazo
Volunteered to join his Japanese American friends at Amanzanar
Became a “ronin,” one of ten people who donated $1,000 each to initiate a class action lawsuit by the National Council for Japanese American Redress

7. Ben Wakaye Insurance salesman
Refused induction to Heart Mountain Internment Camp
Served two years at the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas

8. Gloria Kubota
Translated bulletins into Japanese for the Fair Play Committee
FPC was a group of 63 Japanese American resistors who stood trial for resisting the draft
Gave speeches to other Issei to raise money for the court case

9. Japanese American Redress
Japanese American pushed the federal government for redress and reparations
Attended community meetings
Wrote letters to Congress

10. Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Presidential Apology
$20,000 to each surviving inmate

11. Reflection
Thesis: Describe how Japanese Americans stood up for justice.
Vocabulary: Define each of these events in your own words and explain how they affected Japanese Americans.
Executive Order 9066
Korematsu v. United States
Commentary: Explain how Japanese Americans stood up for Justice in response to the events above.
Conclusion: Summarize how Japanese Americans stood up for justice.
Mechanics: Check for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.