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The Legal Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration
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Learn about the legal legacy of Japanese-American incarceration at this Law Day workshop at the University of Oregon's Portland campus. In honor of Law Day, an annual celebration of the rule of law, the Multnomah Bar Association YLS Service to the Public Committee has organized three events. This workshop is part of that series.
In 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the involuntary removal of all people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and forced them into what were euphemistically called "relocation centers." Two years later, when the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the Executive Order, Justice Roberts dubbed these centers “concentration camps.”
In this workshop, an attorney leader of the team that successfully fought to overturn Minoru Yasui’s conviction for violating Executive Order 9066 will discuss the legal history of Executive Order 9066 and her work to overturn Yasui’s conviction. Another attorney will then lead participants in an interactive discussion about Korematsu v. U.S. a 1944 Supreme Court decision upholding Japanese American incarceration and forced removal, and the impact of Trump v. Hawaii, a 2018 Supreme Court decision.
The workshop will be followed by a pop-up exhibit featuring photographs taken by incarcerated Japanese Americans.
This event will be in a workshop setting and seating is limited.