April 18, 2009
Korematsu Center Launch
8:15 a.m.
Location: Room C5
Fred T. Korematsu
Looking Back, Reaching Forward
Registration for this event is closed - if you have any questions, or wish to be placed on a waiting list, please contact Junsen Ohno at 206.398.4283.
Dean Kellye Y. Testy and Seattle University School of Law invite you to join in celebrating the founding of the
Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the granting of Mr. Korematsu's coram nobis petition and launching the Center's work toward ensuring justice for all.
Program Schedule
During breaks and lunch, we hope that you will view the various displays in the law school related to this conference, including the display "Fred T. Korematsu and the Pursuit of Justice" in the law library on the second floor of the law school and Visual Histories of the Internment on the court level, presented by Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project.
| 8:15 - 9 a.m. |
Continental breakfast at the law schoolCourt Level |
| 9 - 9:15 a.m. |
Welcoming remarksRoom C5 (spillover to Room C6 and Room C1) Dean Kellye Testy, Seattle University School of Law Professor Robert Chang, Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law & Equality Morning program M.C., Professor Lorraine Bannai, Associate Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law & Equality |
| 9:15 - 11 a.m. |
"Looking Back"Room C5 (spillover to Room C6 and Room C1) The Historic Struggle for Equality: The Case of the Japanese American Internment and the Search for Justice Professor Lorraine Bannai, Associate Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law & Equality, Seattle University School of Law, and Korematsu legal team Peter Irons, author, Justice at War, and Korematsu legal team Rod Kawakami, Law Offices of Rod Kawakami, Seattle, Washington, lead counsel, Hirabayashi legal team Dale Minami, MinamiTamaki, San Francisco, California, lead counsel, Korematsu legal team Peggy Nagae, peggynagae consulting, Whitefish, Montana, lead counsel, Yasui legal team Moderator: Sharon Sakamoto, Aoki, Sakamoto & Grant, Seattle, Washington, Hirabayashi legal team |
| 11 - 11:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Why Does the Past Matter? How the Lessons of the Past Inform the PresentRoom C5 (spillover to Room C6 and Rooms C1/C3) Professor Eric Yamamoto, University of Hawai'i Richardson School of Law, Korematsu legal team Professor Robert C. Boruchowitz, Visiting Clinical Professor, Seattle University School of Law and The Defender Initiative Director Professor Natasha Martin, Seattle University School of Law Dr. Devon Alisa Abdallah, Founding member of the Arab American Community Coalition Moderator: Professor Julie Shapiro, Seattle University School of Law |
| 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
LunchSecond Floor Gallery |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Welcome Introduction of Keynote Keynote Address |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
"Reaching Forward: A Discussion between Academics and Advocacy Organizations"Room C5 (spillover to Room C6 and Room C1) Karen Narasaki, Asian American Justice Center, Washington, D.C. Sarah Dunne, Legal Director, ACLU of Washington Jenny Pizer, Senior Counsel and Marriage Project Director, Lambda Legal, Los Angeles, California Professor Kimberly West-Faulcon, Loyola Law School,Los Angeles, California Professor Greg Robinson, Université du Québec Á Montréal Nelson Dong, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Seattle, Washington Professor Joaquin Avila, Seattle University School of Law Moderator: ProfessorRobert Chang, Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law & Equality |
| 4 - 5:30 p.m. |
ReceptionCourt Level Honoring Fred Korematsu Introduction of the Korematsu family The Korematsu family - Karen Korematsu-Haigh Greetings from the Korematsu Institute for Civil Right & Education at the Asian Law Caucus Closing Remarks |