Fred T. Korematsu Institute

The Fred T. Korematsu Institute educates to advance racial equity, social justice, and human rights for all.

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

June is National #ImmigrantHeritageMonth, and the @usnatarchives offers information and resources to research your #familyhistory using federal records. They also host #genealogy workshops and provide guides to caring for family documents. Learn more: https://t.co/VYtb2xbb7l

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation. 📜

Read the text in scans based on the original handwritten records preserved by the U.S. National Archives and saved to the Internet Archive ⤵️
https://t.co/xbUNzB7TeD

@usnatarchives #History #Archives #BlackHistory

[Retro Report @RetroReport]

In honor of #Juneteenth, reflect on the individuals and historic turning points that helped shape the fight for freedom and equal rights. Explore Retro Report's free Black History Collection, featuring videos and classroom resources on leaders such as Ida B. Wells and Shirley Chisholm, alongside stories that examine voting rights, racial justice, education, housing and political representation. Learn more: https://t.co/cRLcEeHuWd

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

For #Juneteenth, the Library of Congress shared the "Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938," which interviewed elderly Americans who remembered being enslaved seventy years after the Civil War. You can read their narratives here: https://t.co/7ejo8oBBXX

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

#Juneteenth celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation & the official end of chattel slavery in the US. As a national education advocacy organization, KI believes the fight for justice & human rights begins with education. Read our Juneteenth statement here: https://t.co/Da3Jd7Dll7

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

Sunday, 6/21, is #FathersDay! Are you looking for a meaningful gift for the Dad, Uncle, work friend, stepfather, Pops or bestie in your life? How about a tax-deductible tribute gift in their honor made to KI? Learn more & make a #tributegift here: https://t.co/8X7eByAsDt

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

#ICYMI Catch our virtual conversation between Dr. Karen Korematsu and the "Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism" author Kristina Wong, on the importance of civic education and self-care & making the change you want to see in the world. Watch: https://t.co/w15cPVHNTG

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

KI's Dr. Karen Korematsu is proud to be the keynote speaker at the 2026 Minidoka Pilgrimage. The Pilgrimage (7/9-7/12) brings together former incarcerees, family members, friends, & allies to revisit the land and honor the site. Learn more: https://t.co/PG19u3uHKk

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

The bill designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day in California is headed to Governor Newsom for signature. California was also the 1st state to recognize an Asian American when it established #FredKorematsuDay in 2010. Read more about #BruceLeeDay here: https://t.co/bkJTgPlNKz

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

A federal judge has ordered the restoration of the National Park's historical signs on civil rights & slavery by 7/4. "National parks belong to the American people and censorship of any kind goes against the values these places represent." Read more here: https://t.co/oldIfaL7Wp

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

On this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in the U.S. on a boat, in pieces. The Library’s Historic American Engineering Record collection has some amazing photos of Lady Liberty from odd angles, taken in 1984 and 1985 during a major restoration project ahead of her centennial celebration.

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

How can you be an advocate? It may seem daunting, but once you have identified a cause you are passionate about, there are many things you can do to support it. Find some things you can do with our “5 Simple Steps to be An Advocate” developed for #FredKorematsuDay on 1/30!

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

Baseball returned to Manzanar in 2024 when the historic ball field was restored. From a connection to lost communities and lives to a way to express their identity as Americans, the Conversation revisits baseball during the Japanese American Incarceration: https://t.co/ijjk7IPfNn

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

Nine original, historic documents from the National Archives are traveling around the country in honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial this summer. Find the upcoming Florida and Michigan stops for the Freedom Plane National Archives Tour here: https://t.co/MnoxGnFboE

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

#OTD Camp Lordsburg was opened in New Mexico. This incarceration camp was managed by the US Army during WWII and held Japanese Americans, and Americans of German and Italian ancestry deemed "enemy aliens". Learn more here: https://t.co/WBpSkNIhIv

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Hawaiian Soul, a 1987 documentary preserved in the 'Ulu'ulu Moving Image Archive, has been selected to represent Hawai'i by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) for the “250 for the 250th” anniversary exhibit. Learn more here: https://t.co/3BKgN7MzVA
#aanhpi #hawaiihistory

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

The Library of Congress has a new interactive story map that details the Chew Heong v. US Supreme Court case, which struck a blow to the Chinese Exclusion Act, and anti-Chinese incidents between 1871 and 1887, accompanied by historical images: https://t.co/piCNH5m6CX

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

“Tell the court I love my wife, and it is just unfair that I can’t live with her in Virginia.” - Richard Loving

June 12 is #LovingDay, commemorating the SCOTUS decision that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage - Loving v. VA (1967). More: https://t.co/3LdOOHOsLT

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

June is #ImmigrantHeritageMonth. From 1910 to 1940, Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay was the western port of entry for immigrants to the US from Asia and Europe. Their vault archive draws upon historical records dating back to 1851. View here: https://t.co/6daSvGDdB2

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The #NationalHistoryDay Contest, a year-long academic research competition for students in grades 6 through 12, kicks off this weekend at the University of Maryland, College Park. The 2026 theme is "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History." Learn more: https://t.co/P8EbnBye2K