California’s Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is the first day in U.S. history named after an Asian American. It is celebrated every January 30th on Mr. Korematsu’s birthday. The Fred Korematsu Day bill, AB 1775, was signed into law by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 23, 2010. Fred Korematsu Day is a day of special significance, when schools across the state are encouraged to remember the life of Fred Korematsu and recognize the importance of preserving civil liberties. For more about the history of California’s Fred Korematsu Day bill, click here.
In November 1983, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel vacated Korematsu's conviction and argued that the Korematsu case serves as a "caution that in times of distress the shield of military necessity and national security must not be used to protect governmental actions from close scrutiny and accountability...."
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