Asian Americans and U.S. Law

Resource 6 . 3

half an hour

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Elizabeth Tanaka

For context, consider the curfews that were upheld in Hirabayashi and Yasui as within Congress' power to prevent acts of subversion and espionage by Asian Americans.  Consider how far the Supreme Court is willing to take that justification.

Supreme Court of the United States

323 U.S. 214, 89 L. Ed. 194, 65 S. Ct. 193, 1944 U.S. LEXIS 1341, SCDB 1944-018

No. 22

1944-12-18

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