That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an American, and I have nothin' to do with Japan, and so it's sort of an insult to me. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing.… — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that… — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I didn't think that the government would go as far as to include American citizens to be interned without a hearing. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I lost everything when they put us in prison. I was an enemy alien, a man without a country. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I was very upset because I did not have a fair trial to prove my loyalty to this country. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I don't even know how it is to have a home. I feel like an orphan or something. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I was really upset because I was branded as an enemy alien when I'm an American. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
I was an American citizen, and I had as many rights as anyone else. — Fred Korematsu Copy Share Image
