A Recognition of Fred T. Korematsu - Multicultural Affairs - Grand Valley State University

Look at us! American Citizens for Justice and JACL and friends at GVSU for Korematsu Day
A Recognition of Fred T. Korematsu - Multicultural Affairs - Grand Valley State University

Push Continues to Make Fred Korematsu Day A National Holiday - NBC News.com

"Fred Korematsu Day not only honors a great man, but also reminds us about our fragile democracy, which is only as strong as our the adherence to our constitutional principles," said Asian American actor and civil rights activist George Takei who will be speaking at California's Korematsu Day event. "I lived through the internment of Japanese Americans. I know firsthand that we cannot ever repeat that injustice."
Continues to Make Fred Korematsu Day A National Holiday - NBC News.com

New Study Reveals Most Americans Don't Understand Sikhism - NBC News.com

"[These] findings must compel the Sikh community to act, to educate the majority that are unaware and build an image of Sikhism that is understandable to our American neighbors," said Shawn Singh Ghuman, NSC Communications Director. "The goal of the National Sikh Campaign is to use this research as a building block for a greater PR effort to generate awareness about Sikh Americans and the positive contributions we make."New Study Reveals Most Americans Don't Understand Sikhism - NBC News.com

Increase in Anti-Muslim Incidents in France Post-Shooting - NBC News.com

"The attacks in Paris occurred in a very Islamophobic and racist context in France," said Elsa Ray, spokesperson for theCollective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), an advocacy group which has recorded reports of over 66 anti-Muslim attacks (not necessarily reported to the police) in the past two weeks. "The number [of anti-Muslim attacks] has been increasing over the past few years because hate speech and stigmatizing discourse on Muslims have been a global trend and the French government has done nothing to counter this problem, to counter discrimination and violence toward Muslims."

Increase in Anti-Muslim Incidents in France Post-Shooting - NBC News.com

Sikh Superhero: Captain America, Like You've Never Seen Him - NBC News.com

It started with a poster of a bearded Captain America wearing a bright blue turban created by Sikh-American cartoonist,Vishavjit "Vish" Singh. "Just relax! It's called a turban," the cartoon read. "Inside is my long unshorn waist length hair. Now let's kick some intolerant ass."
Sikh Superhero: Captain America, Like You've Never Seen Him - NBC News.com