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DESCRIPTION:The Korematsu Institute celebrates Fred Korematsu Day 2013 by h
 onoring 16 American civil rights heroes who&rsquo\;ve been long overlooked
  (see list below). This will be a historic gathering of civil rights heroe
 s and the descendants of heroes who have passed on. The event also feature
 s celebrity emcee DANNY GLOVER\, as well as a special performance by&nbsp\
 ;<em>American Idol</em>&nbsp\;star JASMINE TRIAS.\n<strong>WHEN</strong>: 
 Sunday\, January 27\, 2013. 1:00pm VIP reception with honorees\, 2:30-4:30
 pm program\n<strong>WHERE</strong>: Herbst Theatre\,&nbsp\;401 Van Ness Av
 e.\, San Francisco\, CA 94102\n\n<strong>TICKETS</strong>: Available for p
 urchase&nbsp\;<a href="http://bit.ly/kdayheroestix" target="_blank">here</
 a>\n$100 VIP reception with honorees + program admission\n$25 program gene
 ral admission\n$10 senior (65+)/student/youth admission\n<strong></strong>
 \n<strong>FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE</strong>:&nbsp\;<a href="http://bit.ly/kdayh
 eroesfb" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/kdayheroesfb</a>\n<strong></strong>
 \n<strong>MORE INFO:&nbsp\;</strong>Call 415-848-7737 or visit&nbsp\;<a hr
 ef="http://bit.ly/kdayheroes" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/kdayheroes</a>
 \n<strong>FLYER</strong>: Download the flyer&nbsp\;<a href="http://koremat
 suinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Heroes-poster-high-res.pdf">her
 e</a>\n<span style="font-weight: bold\;">FEATURING:\n<strong>Program emcee
 \,&nbsp\;</strong><strong>DANNY GLOVER:&nbsp\;</strong>actor\, community a
 ctivist\, humanitarian\n<strong>Special performance by JASMINE TRIAS:&nbsp
 \;</strong><em>American Idol</em>&nbsp\;star\, international recording art
 ist\n\n<strong>HONOREES:</strong>\n\n1. <strong>FRED KOREMATSU</strong>: P
 laintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans in th
 e US Supreme Court. Karen Korematsu will represent her father at the event
 .\n\n2. <strong>GRACE LEE BOGGS</strong>: Chinese American grassroots acti
 vist for pan-ethnic social justice movements.\n\n3. <strong>MITSUYE ENDO</
 strong>: Plaintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Ameri
 cans in theUS Supreme Court. Wayne Tsutsumi and Wendy Weiner will represen
 t their mother at the event.\n\n4. <strong>FILIPINO WWII VETERANOS</strong
 >: Filipino soldiers who fought for the US against Japanese forces during 
 WWII but were later denied US military benefits. Veterano Alberto Saldajen
 o will represent this honoree group at the event.\n\n5. <strong>GORDON HIR
 ABAYASHI</strong>: Plaintiff who challenged the WWII incarceration of Japa
 nese Americans in the US Supreme Court. Jay Hirabayashi will represent his
  father at the event.\n\n6. <strong>INTERNMENT DISSENTERS</strong>: &ldquo
 \;No Nos\,&rdquo\; draft resisters and renunciants who challenged the WWII
  incarceration and mistreatment of Japanese Americans. &ldquo\;No-No&rdquo
 \; Hiroshi Kashiwagi will represent this honoree group at the event.\n\n7.
  <strong>LARRY ITLIONG</strong>: Filipino American organizer and coalition
  builder in California&rsquo\;s farm labor movement. Johnny Itliong will r
 epresent his father at the event.\n8. <strong>JAPANESE AMERICAN WWII VETER
 ANS</strong>: Soldiers who fought bravely in segregated WWII military unit
 s in the face of racism at home. MIS veteran Asa Hanamoto will represent t
 his honoree group at the event.\n\n9. <strong>YURI KOCHIYAMA</strong>: Jap
 anese American grassroots activist for pan-ethnic social justice movements
 . Audee Kochiyama Holman will represent her mother at the event.\n\n10. <s
 trong>QUEEN LILI&lsquo\;UOKALANI</strong>: Last reigning monarch of the Ki
 ngdom of Hawaii and advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty.\n\n11. <strong>DOLL
 AR STORE STRIKERS</strong>: Women labor activists who launched one of the 
 longest-running strikes in San Francisco&rsquo\;s Chinatown. Mervyn Lee\, 
 son of striker Sue Koh Lee\, will represent this honoree group at the even
 t.\n\n12. <strong>MAMIE TAPE</strong>: Chinese American child plaintiff in
  landmark case reinforcing equal access to education. Alisa Kim will repre
 sent her aunt at the event.\n\n13.<strong> BHAGAT SINGH THIND</strong>: Si
 kh American plaintiff in US Supreme Court case examining race-based citize
 nship. David Bhagat Thind will represent his father at the event.\n\n14. <
 strong>PHILIP VERA CRUZ</strong>: Filipino American founding member of the
  United Farm Workers and defender of workers&rsquo\; rights. Fernando Gapa
 sin will represent his uncle at the event.\n\n15. <strong>WONG KIM ARK</st
 rong>: Chinese American plaintiff in US Supreme Court case affirming birth
 right citizenship.\n\n16. <strong>MIN YASUI</strong>: Plaintiff who challe
 nged the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans in the US Supreme Court.
  Serena Hawkins-Schletzbaum and Chani Hawkins-Walker will represent their 
 grandfather at the event.\n\nIf you know any living members of the group h
 onorees (Internment Dissenters\, 1938 Chinatown Dollar Store Strikers\, Ja
 panese American WWII Veterans\, or Filipino American Veteranos)\, please h
 ave them call us at 415-848-7737 or info@korematsuinstitute.org to receive
  complimentary tickets!
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SUMMARY:Fred Korematsu Day Heroes Celebration
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