{"id":7397,"date":"2023-05-03T18:14:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=7397"},"modified":"2023-05-03T18:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:14:41","slug":"senate-passes-chang-bill-to-honor-civil-rights-activist-fred-korematsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2023\/05\/03\/senate-passes-chang-bill-to-honor-civil-rights-activist-fred-korematsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes\u00a0Chang\u00a0Bill to Honor Civil Rights\u00a0Activist Fred Korematsu\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<h4 class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Senate Bill 18\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">to<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0officially\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">designate<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0J<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">anuary 30<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0as Fred Korematsu Day<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0now heads to Gov. Whitmer<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">d<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">e<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">sk<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">LANSING, Mich. (May<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">3<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, 2023) \u2014 Yesterday, the Michigan Senate<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">finalized<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Senate Bill 18<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, sponsored by Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Stephanie Chang<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0(D-Detroit), which would officially<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">designate<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day in the state of Michigan. An identical bill by Rep.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sharon\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">MacDonell<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">(D-Troy)<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">was also considered in the House. Next, the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Senate<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">bill will be sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature into law.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cHeroes like Fred Korematsu need to be recognized because it takes an enormous amount of courage for any individual to stand up against and defy unjust and un-American policies targeting and seeking to exclude entire groups of people based on their ethnicity or country of origin,\u201d said Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Chang<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">. \u201cFred Korematsu\u2019s determination to fight for justice and his faith in democratic principles and the Constitution exemplify some of the best qualities in Americans. I am honored that my bill passed the Senate with unanimous support yesterday and grateful for the partnership with Senator<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sam<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Singh and Representative<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">MacDonell<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0to make this happen.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Fred Korematsu was one of many American citizens of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast during World War II. In 1942, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of all Americans of Japanese ancestry, Fred Korematsu, aged 23, defied the government\u2019s order to report to an assembly center to be moved to an internment camp and was arrested in May 1942. The decision in<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Korematsu v. United States<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0first declared that his incarceration was justified, but in 1983 the U.S. District Court of Northern California overturned his conviction, in what is now considered a pivotal decision in civil rights history. In 1998, Fred Korematsu was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">I<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">m overjoyed that Michigan is one step closer to recognizing January 30th as Fred Korematsu Day,\u201d said Rep.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">MacDonell<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, the sponsor of<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-HB-4018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">House Bill 4018<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">. \u201cMichiganders need to know Fred Korematsu\u2019s story, as well as the stories of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II. I hope that Michiganders knowing the truth of this dark chapter in American history will ensure it never happens again.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Fred Korematsu was a civil rights hero and should be honored for his determination and courage standing up for civil liberties. As a former Michigan resident, he is part of our state\u2019s history as well as our nation\u2019s, and it makes sense that the state would set aside a day to honor his sacrifices, determination, and legacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cI am excited that SB 18, establishing January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day, has officially gone to Governor Whitmer for her signature! When signed into law, Michigan will become the 7th state, joining California, Hawai&#8217;i, Virginia, Florida, New York City, Arizona, and New Jersey to recognize this day on January 30 of every year for his<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">contributions to civil liberties,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u2019\u201d<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0said Dr.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Karen Korematsu<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">. \u201cMy father was an American civil rights hero who moved to Detroit, Michigan<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW86532099 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0after being released from the incarceration camp in Utah. 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