SB1352 Summary

• Establishes January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution to be observed annually in Arizona.

• Designates this day as a state observance but explicitly states it is not a legal holiday.

• Commemorates Fred T. Korematsu (born January 30, 1919), a Japanese-American who resisted Executive Order 9066 and fought his internment conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Acknowledges Arizona's role in housing approximately 31,000 of 120,000 Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, with two major camps located at Poston and Rivers.

• Honors Korematsu's lifelong advocacy for civil liberties and his message that individuals can effect change through peaceful protest and speaking out.