The film “Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066” will be shown. The film covers the legal aspects of the Korematsu case, and there will be a panel after the screening with experts on this issue, including one of Korematsu’s lawyers and the filmmaker.

Schedule:

• 5:30pm:  Hors d’oeuvres and mingling

• 6:00pm-7:00pm:  Film screening

• 7:00pm-8:00pm:  Panel

Confirmed Panelists:

• Dale Minami, Civil rights lawyer and lead attorney for Fred Korematsu’s coram nobis legal team. Dale Minami on Twitter

• Jon Osaki, Film Director. Facebook, Instagram

• Professor Margaret Russell

• Warren Furutani, civil rights activist and former politician.

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is annually celebrated on January 30. The day honors the Japanese American civil rights activist who challenged the constitutionality of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. Learn more about his legacy at www.korematsuinstitute.org.

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This event is hosted by the ACLU NorCal SCU Law Club.

Co-sponsored by Fred T. Korematsu Institute, Japanese American National Museum, SCU Office for Diversity and Inclusion, SCU Law Alumni Relations & Development, APALSA, SJC, ACS, La Raza, MELSA, and SCOTUS Review.