Fred T. Korematsu Institute

“Because of what happened to us, it’s really important for us to show up in ways that people didn’t show up for us back in 1942.” On 7/4, survivors & descendants of Japanese American families incarcerated at Tule Lake returned for a pilgrimage to the site: opb.org/article/2026/0…

July is Disability Pride Month. @sojustbooks & Teaching for Change have a booklist for kids centered on challenging negative stereotypes, promoting understanding & acceptance for young readers here: socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/disa… #Bookstagram #KidLit #WeNeedDiverseBooks

This past weekend was the 25th pilgrimage to the Japanese American Incarceration site at Minidoka, honoring those incarcerated there. Dr. Karen Korematsu was the keynote speaker at the 2026 Minidoka Pilgrimage. Learn more about this year's pilgrimage here: tinyurl.com/42amsd4b

July is National Parks & Recreation Month, celebrating the people & programs that make parks an integral part of our communities, like Manzanar, where more than 125K Japanese Americans were incarcerated. View wartime photos & learn the history: nps.gov/manz/index.htm

#OTD the legal team representing Mitsuye Endo filed a habeas corpus petition in hopes of granting her release from camp in the federal district court in San Francisco. Read her story & role in ending the Japanese American Incarceration: nps.gov/people/mitsuye…

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Hōkūle‘a’s maiden voyage to Tahiti. PBS Hawaii is celebrating the anniversary by bringing back three archival films about the canoe’s history this month. Learn more at @honolulumag here: honolulumagazine.com/pbs-hawaii-gol…

The land used to incarcerate Japanese Americans at Amache during WW2 was part of the ceded treaty lands of the #Cheyenne and #Arapaho Tribes. Today, both groups have come together to ensure this important history will not be erased from the American story: tinyurl.com/mrzajf7z

Mark your calendar! The next Community-Wide Virtual Session for the @apamuseum Commission is online on Tuesday, July 14 at 4-5pm ET/1-2pm PT. Learn more about the Commission and RSVP to attend here: nationalapamuseum.org #aapihistory #aanhpihistory #nationalapamuseum

Opetaia Foaʻi, the musician, singer, and founder of the Polynesian band Te Vaka, uses Pacific Island languages in the Disney film Moana. "I’m very proud. Introducing Pacific culture to the world and giving inspiration to millions is a huge win.” More: tinyurl.com/5auap75z

On the anniversary of the 14th Amendment's ratification, the National Constitution Center looks at 10 historic Supreme Court cases involving the amendment's due process and equal protection under the law clauses. See the amendment in action here: tinyurl.com/bd77wbjs

#OTD The 14th Amendment to the Constitution, a landmark amendment that addressed citizenship & equal protection under the law, was ratified in 1868. Learn more about the Constitution & the Japanese American Incarceration at “AM I AN AMERICAN OR AM I NOT?”: tinyurl.com/3dr2tvs8

For the 250th anniversary of America's founding, LA Local is examining several landmark California cases that impact our lives today and sharing the people and stories behind them. The first case in the series is Korematsu v. US. Read the story here: shorturl.at/1fA0l

The Japanese American Incarceration Camp at Tule Lake was listed as one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the US by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read more here: savingplaces.org/stories/preser…

Watch high school students take #civiceducation beyond the classroom. @RetroReport has compiled a collection of short videos & lesson plans in #CivicNation to give students the skills to participate confidently in civic life. Learn more & watch here: retroreport.org/collection/cit…

“My father’s story is not a West Coast story or a Japanese American story — this is an American story." - Dr. Karen Korematsu Watch the 24-min version of the doc on #FredKorematsu & his fight, "Of Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story," here: tinyurl.com/mryhmt7h

In honor of the country's 250th anniversary, students across the country took part in the "Ultimate #Civics Showdown," covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the Constitution. Learn more & see if you can answer the 14 final civics questions: tinyurl.com/yvprcmyy

The "Promise of Progress: 25 Places on the Pursuit of Equality" project from the National Trust for Historic Preservation has curated 25 sites "where Americans have grappled with questions of equality, citizenship, freedom, justice, and belonging". More: savingplaces.org/stories/25-pla…

This week, Dr. Karen Korematsu will be the keynote speaker at the 2026 Minidoka Pilgrimage. The Pilgrimage (7/9-7/12) brings together former incarcerees, family members, friends, & allies to revisit the land and honor the site. Learn more: minidokapilgrimage.org

The historic birthplace of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was closed in 2023 for rehabilitation and reopened on July 4. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the restored home on Thursday, July 2. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3w9ks7bk

The laundryman. The cook. The garment worker. The grandmother. Boston artist Wen-ti Tsen has created four life-size bronze statues to honor Chinese immigrant workers who performed historically essential labor in the Chinese immigrant community. Read more: tinyurl.com/4zzpsh93