Minoru Yasui

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:advocacy Civil liberties
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-04-16
gptkbp:born gptkb:Minoru_Yasui
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:River_View_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Statue_in_Oregon_State_Capitol
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:court gptkb:Yasui_v._United_States
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:University_of_Oregon_School_of_Law
gptkbp:deathDate 1986-12-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Japanese_American_internment_during_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Japanese American to challenge internment orders
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Doctor_of_Laws_from_the_University_of_Oregon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minoru Yasui
gptkbp:impact Increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Japanese_American_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:inspiration Civil rights activists
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japanese_American_Citizens_League
gptkbp:knownFor Challenging_the_constitutionality_of_Japanese_internment
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resilience against injustice
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
Japanese
gptkbp:notableWork Legal_challenges_against_internment_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Hood_River,_Oregon
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Minoru_Yasui_Day_in_Oregon
gptkbp:relatedPatent Yasui_v._United_States_(1943)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kiyoko_Yasui