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The Eyelid Surgery That Tried to Hide Him and Lost

The Eyelid Surgery That Tried to Hide Him and Lost

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A 23-year-old American gets eyelid surgery and refuses removal from California-how did his attempt to hide him expose the government?

The Eyelid Surgery That Tried to Hide Him and Lost

In this episode we follow the choices and obstacles surrounding one man’s refusal to leave his California home during wartime and the legal fight that followed. It traces why he altered his appearance, who took his case, and what risks those defenders faced in challenging military orders.

Person: Fred Korematsu
Date: May 30, 1942
Location: San Leandro, California
Event: Refusal to report to assembly center
Organization: ACLU Northern California chapter

- He had surgery on his eyelids, adopted the name Clyde Sarah, and claimed Spanish-Hawaiian ancestry to avoid exclusion.
- He was arrested at age twenty-three on a San Leandro street corner and taken to a San Leandro jail.
- Ernest Besig, ACLU Northern California director, sought a test case and recruited Korematsu from his cell.
- National ACLU leadership refused to support the case, citing fears of appearing unpatriotic during wartime.
- Besig assigned Wayne M. Collins to represent Korematsu and proceeded without national backing.

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