Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi
E441946
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was a Japanese American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his legal challenge to the World War II-era curfew and internment orders imposed on Japanese Americans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese American
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
civil liberties of Japanese Americans during World War II
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constitutional rights under wartime emergency measures ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Washington
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Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
violating World War II curfew order
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violating World War II exclusion order ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Washington
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University of Washington, Department of Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Alberta
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University of Alberta, Department of Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hirabayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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sociology ⓘ |
| fullName | Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Hirabayashi Place (housing complex in Seattle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Hirabayashi v. United States (1943)
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Hirabayashi v. United States coram nobis proceedings (1980s) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStatusDuringWorldWarII | conscientious objector ⓘ |
| notableFor |
legal challenge to World War II curfew orders on Japanese Americans
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legal challenge to World War II exclusion and internment orders against Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hirabayashi v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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sociologist ⓘ |
| opposed |
World War II curfew imposed on Japanese Americans
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World War II exclusion and internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| parent | James Hirabayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NERFINISHED
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Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | James A. Hirabayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Esther Schmoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "A Personal Matter: Gordon Hirabayashi vs. the United States"
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play "Hold These Truths" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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