2015-2016 Bill 914: Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu - South ...



South Carolina General Assembly121st Session, 2015-2016S. 914STATUS INFORMATIONConcurrent ResolutionSponsors: Senator L.?MartinDocument Path: l:\s-res\lam\008fred.dmr.lam.docxIntroduced in the Senate on January 13, 2016Introduced in the House on February 2, 2016Adopted by the General Assembly on February 2, 2016Summary: Fred Toyosaburo KorematsuHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONSDateBodyAction Description with journal page number12/2/2015SenatePrefiled12/2/2015SenateReferred to Committee on Invitations1/13/2016SenateIntroduced (Senate Journalpage?29)1/13/2016SenateReferred to Committee on Invitations (Senate Journalpage?29)1/26/2016SenatePolled out of committee Invitations (Senate Journalpage?10)1/26/2016SenateCommittee report: Favorable Invitations (Senate Journalpage?10)1/26/2016SenateAdopted, sent to House (Senate Journalpage?10)1/27/2016Scrivener's error corrected1/28/2016SenateAdopted, sent to House (Senate Journalpage?28)2/2/2016HouseIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (House Journalpage?11)View the latest legislative information at the websiteVERSIONS OF THIS BILL12/2/20151/26/20161/27/2016POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEEMAJORITY FAVORABLEJanuary 26, 2016S.?914Introduced by Senator L.?MartinS. Printed 1/26/16--S.[SEC 1/27/16 12:26 PM]Read the first time January 13, 2016.????????????THE COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONSTo whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.?914) designating January 30, 2016, as “Fred Korematsu Day” in South Carolina and to recognize the life and work, etc., respectfullyREPORT:Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONDESIGNATING JANUARY 30, 2016, AS “FRED KOREMATSU DAY” IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE AND WORK OF FRED KOREMATSU.Whereas, Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was born on January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California, a beloved son of Japanese immigrants; andWhereas, on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, forcing the United States to enter World War II against Japan, Germany, and Italy; andWhereas, the United States Army issued the Civilian Exclusion Order Number 34, which stated that all persons of Japanese ancestry, considered a security threat, were to be removed from designated areas of the West Coast; andWhereas, Fred Korematsu, when his family reported to Tanforan, one of the War Relocation Authority camps, refused to report based on his belief that he was a loyal American; andWhereas, after being jailed and unsuccessfully challenging the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, he appealed his conviction to the United States Supreme Court, where his conviction was also upheld; andWhereas, Fred Korematsu continued to maintain his innocence for decades following World War II, and in light of new information that the federal government suppressed findings that Japanese Americans on the West Coast were not security threats, United States District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel overturned Fred Korematsu’s conviction on November 10, 1983; andWhereas, Fred Korematsu’s fight and the decision to overturn his conviction influenced the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Reagan, which recognized that a grave injustice was done by forced relocation and incarceration of American citizens and civilian residents because of wartime prejudice; andWhereas, President Clinton awarded the Medal of Freedom to Fred Korematsu on January 15, 1998; andWhereas, Fred Korematsu remained a tireless advocate for civil liberties and justice throughout his life and was a role model for all Americans who love the United States and the promises contained in the Constitution; andWhereas, Fred Korematsu’s wife, Frances “Kathryn” Pearson Korematsu, was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 14, 1921. Mrs. Korematsu graduated from Winthrop College in 1942 and obtained a masters degree from Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1946. She married the late Fred Korematsu in Detroit that same year. Their daughter, Karen Korematsu, continues to advocate for civil liberties and justice by serving as the head of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education; andWhereas, the members of the Senate mourn the loss of Fred Korematsu, who passed away on March 30, 2005, and take great pride in recognizing his life of advocacy for civil liberties and justice. Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:That the Senate designate January 30, 2016, as “Fred Korematsu Day” in South Carolina.Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu.XX ................
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