In 1942, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi defied the curfew and mass removal of Japanese Americans on the West Coast, and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned. In A Principled Stand , Gordon's brother James and nephew Lane have brought together his prison diaries and wartime correspondence to tell the story of Hirabayashi v. United States. A Principled Stand  tells Gordon's story in his own words, at the time of his incarceration, for the very first time. 

Join Lane Hirabayashi for a discussion about his uncle's life and the book.

This program is co-sponsored Aratani Endowed Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies.

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