1) Read and stream the following sources
–Parker, Ch. 6: Closing the Gates in the Early Twentieth Century;
–Executive Order 9066 (1942), https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=74
–Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214 (1943), https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/323/214
–Summary of three dissenting justices of the Korematsu decision, “The Power of Fiery Dissents: Korematsu v. U.S.”, https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/power-fiery-dissents-korematsu-v-us
–Korematsu v. United States (1984), http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/intern01.htm#Korematsu2
– Civil Liberties Act of 1988, “Restitution for World War II internment of Japanese-Americans and Aleuts,” 50 App. USCA s 1989, 50 App. USCA s 1989 from Digital History https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/japanese_internment/civil_liberties_1988.cfm
— “On this day, the Supreme Court issues the Korematsu decision,” The National Constitution Center (December 18, 2020), https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-supreme-court-issues-the-korematsu-decision
–Watch “Episode 2: A Question of Loyalty,” Asian Americans from Films on Demand using the link below, https://fod.infobase.com/p_Login.aspx?e=9&xtid=210659&wID=98840
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2) Write 50-100 word answers to the following questions:
3. Questions:
1) Why were Japanese Americans of the West coast expelled from their homes and incarcerated in internment camps even though not one Japanese American was charged with espionage or sabotage during the war?
2) How did the U.S. Supreme Court respond to the internment of Japanese Americans in Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214 (1943)? Summarize both a) the main argument of the majority opinion and b) dissenting opinions.
3) In the Japanese internment, did the U.S. government violate the civil rights of its citizens? Use the argument of Supreme Court justices that you summarized in question 2) to support your answer.
4) How did the Supreme Court eventually overturn the Korematsu decision?
