Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They'd always talk about Japan and also about the samurai and things like that. Right after Pearl Harbor, they were just real quiet. They kept to themselves; they were afraid to… — 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
