Fred Korematsu Day, also known as the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, is observed primarily in California on January 30. This day honors Fred Korematsu, a Japanese-American civil rights activist born on this date in 1919. He is recognized for his resistance against the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, when he claimed that Executive Order 9066 was unconstitutional. Korematsu was arrested for evading internment and was later convicted, but his conviction was overturned in 1983. The day was officially established in 2010 by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and is also celebrated in several other states, including Hawaii, Virginia, and Florida. Fred Korematsu Day serves to commemorate civil liberties and the importance of standing against injustice.