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Eric Yamamoto
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLaw Professor/Scholar
Years active1975–present
Known forScholarship In Racial Justice: Racial Reconciliation & Redress

Eric Yamamoto (publishing as Eric K. Yamamoto), the Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice[1] at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is an internationally recognized[2] expert on issues of racial justice, including racial reconciliation and redress.[3][4][5][6] Flowing from the landmark 1944 Korematsu v. United States case, he is known for his work as a member of Fred Korematsu's 1983 legal team that succeeded in having Korematsu's original conviction overturned.

Background

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After graduating from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1975, Yamamoto earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California Berkeley, School of Law in 1978.[7]

Advocacy

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Further information: Korematsu v. United States

Yamamoto worked on Korematsu v. United States, a landmark United States Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 during World War II which led to the internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans from California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Territory of Alaska.[2][8][9][10] As a member of Fred Korematsu's legal team, Yamamoto provided co-counsel for his 1983 coram nobis petition, successfully challenging the constitutionality of his conviction for resisting internment,[11] resulting in Korematsu's original conviction being overturned.[2]

Scholarship

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Among his other writings, Yamamoto is the award-winning[12] author and coauthor of two books:

  • Interracial Justice: Conflict and Reconciliation In Post-Civil Rights America[13]
  • Race, Rights, and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment[14]

As well as the sole author of one book about the Korematsu case:

  • In the Shadow of Korematsu (2018)[15]

Awards

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In 2012, the Consortium of Asian-American Law Professors created a national award in Yamamoto's name, "The Professor Eric Y. Yamamoto Emerging Scholar Award," in recognition of his "exemplary scholarship in racial justice and inspiration to emerging scholars."[16][17] The award is to be granted annually to a United States law professor that is early in career who demonstrates outstanding promise.[17]

In 2006, the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) awarded Yamamoto its national "Great Teacher Award," awarded annually, in recognition of both his "teaching of social justice" and for "expanding access to justice."[2][18]

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References

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  1. ^ "Law School Professor Eric Yamamoto Awarded Fred. T. Korematsu Professorship". University of Hawaiʻi News. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Kamisugi, Keith (12 November 2009). "Eric Yamamoto, University of Hawaii Law Professor, Honored For Outstanding Contributions To Justice". Equal Justice Society. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Carbado, Devon. "The Law and Economics of Critical Race Theory" (PDF). The Law and Economic of Critical Race Theory. Yale Law Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Kriefels, Susan (May 4, 1998). "The Attorney General Is Asked To Investigate The Destruction of Religious Shrines By Developers". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Brophy, Alfred. "The Utility and Disadvantages of Reparations". DePaul Law Review. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Headley, Clevis (September 14, 2011). "Reparations, Hermeneutical Injustice and Disciplinary Decadence: On the Limits of Political Philosophy" (PDF). University of West Indies. Retrieved March 27, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Professor Eric Yamamoto". William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Walters, Heidi (January 26, 2012). "Dissent Remembered". North Coast Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  9. ^ Chow, Andrew. "Landmark APA Legal Team Demands Commissioner's Ouster". Asian Week. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  10. ^ "School of Law Marks Launch of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality". Seattle University. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  11. ^ "Korematsu's Legal Team". Korematsu Institute. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  12. ^ "UH Professor's Book Wins National Award". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  13. ^ Yamamoto, Eric (2000). Interracial Justice: Conflict and Reconciliation in Post-Civil Rights America (Critical America Series). NYU Press. p. 352. ISBN 0814796966.
  14. ^ Yamamoto, Eric K.; Chon, Margaret; Izumi, Carol L.; Kang, Jerry; Wu, Frank H. (2001). Race, Rights, and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment. Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-7355-2393-2. Retrieved 2022-08-23 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Yamamoto, Eric K. (2018). In the Shadow of Korematsu. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190878955. Retrieved 2022-08-23 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Matsushima, Tracy (February 1, 2012). "National Award Named For UH Professor". University of Hawaii. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Hawaii Law Professor Recognized By National Group". Victoria Advocate. February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  18. ^ "Teacher of the Year Award". Society of American Law Teachers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
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