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DESCRIPTION:Fred Korematsu is a national civil rights icon. In 1942, at the age of 23, 
 he refused to submit to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. He was 
 arrested and convicted for his refusal and fought the legality of the 
 incarceration all the way to the Supreme Court where the Court ruled 
 against him, declaring that the exclusion of an entire racial group was 
 justified by "military necessity". In 1983, Korematsu's conviction was 
 overturned based on governmental misconduct in altering, suppressing and 
 destroying evidence favorable to him and Japanese Americans, helping to 
 pave the way for the U.S. to finally apologize for the incarceration. In 
 1998, Korematsu received the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton. After 
 9/11, he became a vocal defender of the Muslim community and inmates at 
 Guantanamo Bay.\n\n\n\nThe Holy Land Foundation (HLF) was the largest 
 Islamic charity in the U.S. before it was shut down by the Presidential 
 Executive Order in 2001. Their offices were raided, and all of their 
 documents and assets were seized without due process. Prosecutors found 
 that all HLF funds went to humanitarian aid with no illegal financial 
 transactions, but they employed the "material support" statute - amended by 
 the USA Patriot Act- to charge five of its leaders with indirectly 
 supporting terrorism through their legal charitable work. HLF faced two 
 trials. The first ended in no convictions, but the judge ruled it a 
 mistrial. The second trial ended in convictions, with the key witness for 
 the prosecution remaining anonymous.\n\nFebruary marks the month President 
 Roosevelt authorized the internment of Japanese Americans by Executive 
 Order. Join us 71 years later for two panel discussions this week, to learn 
 what occurred in the Holy Land case and its significance to the struggle 
 for justice today. Panelists will include: Dale Minami (Korematsu Legal 
 Team), Ling Woo Liu, John Cline (Holy Land Case Legal Team), Dr. Hatem 
 Bazian, Daniel Mayfield (Irvine 11 Legal Team), Zahra Billoo (CAIR-SFBA), 
 Nasrina Bargzie (Asian Law Caucus) and Summer Hararah (Muslim Legal Fund of 
 America).\n\nEvents co-hosted by Asian Law Caucus, Arab Resource & 
 Organizing Center, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Korematsu 
 Institute, Muslim Community Association and the Muslim Legal Fund of 
 America.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/20/18732503.php
SUMMARY:Fred Korematsu to Holy Land: The Unending Fight for Justice
LOCATION:Muslim Community Association\n3003 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/20/18732503.php
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