Muslim Ban
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S.F. Japantown vigil opposes family separations and travel ban
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese Americans gathered on the evening of Aug. 9 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza to convey their solidarity against the continued attacks the Trump administration orchestrates against minorities in […] READ MORE
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Korematsu overruled or reaffirmed?
August 2, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
On June 26, 2018, by a 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court in Trump v. Hawaii upheld President Donald Trump’s so-called “Travel Ban,” the thrice-revised executive orders barring entry of people […] READ MORE
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4th Circuit Appeals Court blocks travel ban
June 8, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
A federal appeals court in Virginia upheld a lower court order May 25 blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting entry to the U.S. from six predominantly Muslim countries. A […] READ MORE
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U.S. appeals court hears arguments on revised travel ban
May 25, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and the state of Hawai’i argued before a federal appeals court May 15 about whether the panel should consider President Trump’s campaign comments when […] READ MORE
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Japanese Americans speak up for Muslim Americans
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — “A monetary sum and words alone cannot restore lost years or erase painful memories. Neither can they fully convey our nation’s resolve to rectify injustice and […] READ MORE
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Films of Remembrance presents intergenerational stories of incarceration
March 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
The Nichi Bei Foundation presented its sixth annual Films of Remembrance program Feb. 25 at the New People Cinema in San Francisco’s Japantown. The one-day film showcase focused on the […] READ MORE
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Civil rights groups, state officials question revised travel ban
March 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
President Donald Trump signed a revised and scaled-down travel ban March 6 aimed at allaying the constitutional concerns of a federal appeals court in San Francisco. But several civil rights […] READ MORE
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Takei slams ‘Muslim ban’ on anniversary of incarceration
March 2, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Actor George Takei criticized Feb. 17 President Donald Trump’s executive order that had banned the entry of people from seven Muslim-majority countries ahead of the 75th anniversary […] READ MORE
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California officials praise ruling as Trump vows to appeal
February 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
A federal appeals court in San Francisco declined Feb. 9 to reinstate President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. A three-judge panel of the […] READ MORE
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Korematsu Day tackles mass incarceration across communities
February 2, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Fred T. Korematsu Institute held its seventh annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution program Jan. 29 at the Paramount Theatre. The program, […] READ MORE
