"I never look at my case as just my own, or just as a Japanese-
American case. It is an American case, with principles that affect
the fundamental human rights of all Americans." -Gordon K.
Hirabayashi
In 1942, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi
defied the curfew and mass removal of Japanese Americans on the
West Coast, and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned as a
result. In "A Principled Stand," Gordon's brother James and nephew
Lane have brought together his prison diaries and voluminous
wartime correspondence to tell the story of "Hirabayashi v. United
States," the Supreme Court case that in 1943 upheld and on appeal
in 1987 vacated his conviction. For the first time, the events of
the case are told in Gordon's own words. The result is a compelling
and intimate story that reveals what motivated him, how he endured,
and how his ideals deepened as he fought discrimination and
defended his beliefs.
"A Principled Stand" adds valuable context to the body of work
by legal scholars and historians on the seminal Hirabayashi case.
This engaging memoir combines Gordon's accounts with family
photographs and archival documents as it takes readers through the
series of imprisonments and court battles Gordon endured. Details
such as Gordon's profound religious faith, his roots in student
movements of the day, his encounters with inmates in jail, and his
daily experiences during imprisonment give texture to his storied
life.
Gordon K. Hirabayashi (1918-2012) was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in May 2012. He was professor emeritus of
sociology at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. James A.
Hirabayashi (1926-2012) was professor emeritus of Asian American
Studies at San Francisco State University. Lane Ryo Hirabayashi is
professor of Asian American Studies and the George and Sakaye
Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Incarceration, Redress,
and Community at UCLA.
""A Principled Stand" makes an important contribution to
understanding both Gordon Hirabayashi's life and the horrible
episode in this country's history that was the internment."
-Lorraiane Bannai, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality,
Seattle University School of Law
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