I still remember, 40 years ago, when I was shackled and put in prison... Being an American citizen didn't mean a thing.

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• Fred Korematsu:

  I lost everything when they put us in prison. I was an enemy alien, a man without a country.

• Fred Korematsu:

  I was very upset because I did not have a fair trial to prove my loyalty to this country.

• Fred Korematsu:

  I was really upset because I was branded as an enemy alien when I'm an American.

• Fred Korematsu:

  It takes a lot of money to hire an attorney.

• Fred Korematsu:

  I was born in the U.S. This is my country.

• Fred Korematsu:

  I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child.

• Fred Korematsu:

  I'm Asian, so they assumed I'm not an American and that I come from Japan. Restaurants would refuse

• Fred Korematsu:

  That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an Ame

• Fred Korematsu:

  Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They'd always talk about Japan and also about th

• Fred Korematsu:

  During the curfew, whoever went out, the people were watching you. Any Japanese home, there was som