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Cargando... Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice (Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)por Lorraine K. Bannai
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Fred 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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Painstakingly footnoted, this is an academic text with a heartbreaking personal story as a backdrop and a compelling legal drama in the foreground. So much of this seems incredibly timely in the context of 45's executive orders on Muslim immigration and the like -- it's hard to believe this book predates recent events.
As a side note, I am a lawyer myself and was very aware of the Korematsu case. It's taught in most if not all law schools, and is frequently mentioned in the same breath with the Dred Scott (fugitive slaves) and Plessy (separate but equal) cases as examples where the Supreme Court originally "got it wrong". But I was ignorant of the details of the subsequent coram nobis petition in the early 1980s. I vaguely knew that Korematsu had gotten his conviction overturned, but I hadn't realized it was so much later, and I DEFINITELY did not know that there was evidence that the federal government (including the Solicitor General) actively suppressed (and possibly helped alter) evidence before the Supreme Court about the alleged "military necessity" of the executive orders at issue. This is not just a lesson about the dangers of racism and an ugly mistake in our history; it's also a dramatic reminder of what can happen when lawyers don't uphold their strict ethical obligations.
Highly recommended not only for lawyers and those interested in legal history, but for anyone who cares about Constitutional rights and fears their erosion.
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