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Advancing Awareness and Education
*** Japanese American World War II Veterans Memorial at Miramar National Cemetery ***

- Michael Kurima, Opinion: Japanese American trauma during World War II remains too much to bear, S.D. Union Trib. (Jan 27, 2023), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2023-01-27/opinion-japanese-american-trauma-during-wwii-remains-too-much-to-bear.

- City of San Diego apologizes for supporting incarceration of Japanese citizens and residents (Sept. 21, 2022)​
 
- Michael Kurima, Opinion: My Japanese American father faced many hardships, but he chose to keep moving forward, S.D. Union Trib. (June 19, 2022), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2022-06-19/fathers-day-japanese-american-internment.
 
- SDJACL Statement Regarding San Dieguito Union HS District Board Remarks at its Apr. 2022 DEI Training Session​ (Apr. 21, 2022)
 
- Noah Kurima, Opinion: Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, I learned this lesson, S.D. Union Trib. (Oct. 15, 2021), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2021-10-15/washington-dc-japanese-american-confinement-education-act.
 
-  SDJACL Statement Regarding the Protection of Racist Speech by the University of San Diego (May 11, 2021)
 
- Noah Kurima, Opinion: Learning about my ancestors made me understand the challenges many Asians face in this country, S.D. Union Trib. (Mar. 29, 2021), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2021-03-29/opinion-ancestors-asian-american.
 
- Michael Kurima, Opinion: Three children told me and my son to ‘go back to China.’ Here’s how I reacted., S.D. Union Trib. (Mar. 26, 2021), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/community-voices-project/story/2021-03-26/opinion-three-children-told-my-daughter-to-go-back-to-china-heres-how-i-reacted.
 
- Michael Kurima, Opinion: In the fight against anti-Asian policies and racism, Fred Korematsu is a name we all should know, S.D. Union Trib. (Mar. 4, 2021), available at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2021-03-04/opinion-anti-asian-policies-racism-fred-korematsu.
 
- SDJACL Comments on the Re-Establishment of the County of San Diego Human Relations Commission (May 18, 2020)
 
- The Power of Words Handbook (2012 Edition)

- Robert Ito, Pearl Harbor Day | A view from an American of Japanese Descent, S.D. Union Trib. (Dec. 7, 1999), available at http://itogirard.com/pearl-harbor-article-by-robert-ito/.
Legal Advocacy
-  JACL Amicus Curiae Brief in Korematsu v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, 1944
- Brief of Amici Curiae in Massachusetts v. DHHS et al., U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2011, in support of invalidation of DOMA
- Brief of Amici Curiae in DeBoer et al. v. Snyder et al., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2014, in opposition to marriage bans
- Brief of Amici Curiae in Hawaii et al. v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Hawai'i, 2017, in opposition to Muslim travel ban
- JACL Amicus Curiae Brief in Hawaii et al. v. Trump, U.S. Supreme Court, 2017, in opposition to Muslim travel ban
- JACL Amicus Curiae Brief in Hawaii et al. v. Trump, U.S. Supreme Court, 2018, in opposition to Muslim travel ban
- Brief of Amici Curiae in SFFA et al. v. Harvard et al., U.S. Supreme Court, 2022, in support of race-conscious admissions programs in higher education
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