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2007_036_365.jpg

Subject

Cultural
Japanese American

Description

Black and white image
Family portrait
Hirabayashi Family. Back row, third from right: Gordon Hirabayashi. Seattle native Gordon Hirabayashi was attending the University of Washington at the start of WWII. Gordon was one of the few Japanese Americans to defy the curfew and evacuation order, and was arrested and jailed for his actions. He appealed the verdict all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1943, the court unanimously ruled against him in Hirabayashi vs. United States.

Creator

Takano

Source

Takano Studio

Identifier

2007.036.365

Original Format

Negative, Film

Collection