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Subject
Cultural
Japanese American
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.
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