Civil Rights Web Resources "I Was an American: The Story of Fred Korematsu" (A University of California at San Diego TV Webcast Program [Public Affairs] on "I Was an American: The Story of Fred Korematsu." Korematsu tells his story more than fifty years later, exhibiting considerable clarity and detail surrounding the events of the early 1940s and their impact on him and his family. With an introduction and background provided by legal historian Peter Irons, who led a legal team representing Korematsu in the 1980s case) ACLU of Northern California (This ACLU of Northern California website offers a short perspective on Fred Korematsu and the role of the Northern California ACLU in his Supreme Court case. The perspective initially aired on a San Francisco public television station shortly after Korematsu received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998) A Short Chronology of Japanese American History (Adapted from Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present, this website provides a short chronology/timeline of Japanese American history from 1868 to 1988, including a detailed listing and summary of key events during World War II) Home | Perspective | Discussion Questions Web Resources | Books | Purchase the Film