News article on a student who wins a prize for a history video on Fred Korematsu

Article from the Santa Clarita Valley Signal
April 15, 2008

Local youngster wins prize for video project
Jessica Resnick focused on a Japanese-American who avoided WWII internment camps.

By Tammy Marashlian
Signal Staff Writer

While some may have a general understanding of the Japanese-American internment camps, Jessica Resnick has gained an in-depth knowledge of it.

And she has a medal to prove it.

The 11-year-old from Castaic recently won at an LA-wide competition for her video project on Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American who evaded an internment camp. His ultimate capture and subsequent court battles became anexample of the how Japanese-Americans were treated during World War II.

Resnick's project began with the announcement of History Day at Castaic Middle School, where Resnick is a sixth-grader.

Resnick and her mother decided to take on the project about Korematsu, as his story is something many on the West Coast have been familiar with.

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