Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award

DR. GORDON KIYOSHI HIRABAYASHI was born in 1918 in Auburn, Washington. He was known for his courage and leadership in Canada and the U.S. in upholding human rights principles. In May 1942, Gordon Hirabayashi, a college student, a Quaker and pacifist deliberately violated the curfew imposed upon Japanese Americans and officially challenged the government order … Continue reading Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award