I realize there’s too much to focus on right now, between keeping kids safe from guns, the Russian indictments, and more, but February 19 is coming up. Please join Dale Minami and others in making this Day of Remembrance a Day of Resistance as well by signing this open letter. This is part of a national strategy for Japanese Americans who remember the camps to formally stand with Muslim Americans, led by the one-time coram nobis attorneys who are getting the band back together to file an amicus brief in the names of Korematsu, HIrabayashi, and Yasui as the Supreme Court rules on the Muslim travel ban.
Add Your Name to an Open Letter to the Country
Opposing the Muslim Ban and Supporting the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017
Monday, February 19, is the annual Day of Remembrance, marking the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, setting into motion the exclusion, eviction, and incarceration of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, both American citizens and immigrants.
Remembering one of our country’s worst civil rights failures is not enough, and never has been. Now, more than ever, we must actively Resist in order to pressure our government leaders and courts to #StopRepeatingHistory.
Join us in making February 19 a Day of Resistance as well as a Day of Remembrance.
Oppose the Muslim Ban by adding your name to this Open Letter to the Country in support of the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017, introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono, and companion legislation introduced by Congressman Mark Takano in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Please ask organizations with which you are affiliated to endorse the Resolution which can be downloaded here.
By adding your name to the Open Letter, we are telling the country and our leaders that the Muslim Ban is unacceptable and that it represents the same injustice suffered by Japanese Americans and immigrants during the Incarceration.
Thank you in advance for being part of the Resistance!
Dale Minami
President
CAPA21 Action Fund