Seattle University Chapter

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality is pleased to invite you to its upcoming conference commemorating the 25^th anniversary of the Ninth Circuit opinion in the Hirabayashi v. United States coram nobis case.

The conference, to be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Campion Ballroom on the Seattle University campus, will celebrate Mr. Hirabayashi's courage in resisting military orders that culminated in the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II; reflect on his 1943 Supreme Court case that upheld his convictions and the extraordinary work of his legal team in reopening of his case nearly 40 years later; and use his case as a springboard to move forward in the struggle for civil rights.

Admission for members of the general public is free. Admission for attorneys wishing CLE credits (5.25 credits) is $50.00. All participants must register. The conference schedule is now available.

For further information about the conference, please contact Junsen Ohno, Korematsu Center Administrator, (206) 398-4283, ohnoj@seattleu.edu.

If you are able to join us as a sponsor of this event, please contact Professor Lorraine Bannai, Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, (206) 398-4009, bannail@seattleu.edu. For further information about the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, please visit http://www.law.seattleu.edu/x4920.xml.

We wish to thank the following individuals, firms, and organizations that have agreed to co-sponsor this event to date:

Platinum Level Sponsors
Seattle University School of Law
Asian Bar Association of Washington
Professor Lane R. Hirabayashi, George and Sakaye Aratani Professor and Endowed
Chair, Asian American Studies Center , UCLA
University of Washington School of Law

Silver Level Sponsors
Minami Tamaki LLP
Keller Rohrback LLP

Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC

Bronze Level Sponsor
Union Bank