In the attachment, you'll see three Japanese American Men who fought their government during the aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The US government forced over 100,000 Japanese Americans into what were called "internment camps" throughout the United States and even in Canada. One such camp you may have even visited - Santa Anita Racetrack. People lived in horse stalls. Remind you of anything going on today with refugees?

Anyway, this discussion relates to Executive-Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on February 19, 1942, in direct response to the government's belief that Japanese Americans were a "threat" to national security. Funny, we hear a lot about this in today's headlines don't we?

After reading this short article, let's discuss the legal reasoning of these constitution

Home ThoughtCo. Top 3 Supreme Court Cases Involving Japanese Internment Why the Men Who Fought the Government Became Heroes by Nadra Kareem Nittle Updated March 26, 2018 During World War II, not only did some Japanese Americans refuse to relocate to internment camps, they also fought federal orders to do so in court. These men rightfully argued that the government depriving them of the right to walk outside at night and live in their own homes violated their civil liberties. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. government forced more than 110,000 Japanese Americans into detention camps, but Fred Korematsu, Minoru Yasui, and Gordon Hirabayashi defied orders. For refusing to do what they'd been told, these courageous men were arrested and jailed. They eventually took their cases to the Supreme Court-and lost. Although the Supreme Court would rule in 1954 that the policy of "separate but equal" violated the Constitution, striking down Jim Crow in the South, it proved incredibly shortsighted in cases related to Japanese American internment. As a result, Japanese Americans who argued before the high court that curfews and internment infringed upon their civil rights had to wait until the 1980s for vindication. Learn more about these men. Minoru Yasui v. the United States When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Minoru Yasui was no ordinary twenty-something. In fact, he had the distinction of being the first Japanese American lawyer admitted to the Oregon Bar. In 1940, he began working for the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago but promptly resigned after Pearl Harbor to return to his native Oregon. https://www.thoughtco.com/supreme-court-cases-involving-japanese-internment-2834827?... 8/22/2019