Biography of gordon hirabayashi early
Gordon was born three years later on April 23, , in Sandpoint, Washington and would be the Hirabayashi's oldest living son.
Early life Hirabayashi was..
While Hold These Truths takes us through the story of Gordon's remarkable story of resistance, here is a closer look at pivotal moments of his life and journey to seek justice for Japanese Americans.
April 23, 1918 - Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was born in Seattle, Washington.
1937-1942 - Gordon attended University of Washington in Seattle. While enrolled, he became an active member of the campus YMCA, joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) and registered as a conscientious objector.
December 7, 1941 - Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
February 19, 1942 - President Franklin D.
Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, setting in motion the forced evacuation of Japanese Americans on the U.S. West Coast.
May 16, 1942 - Gordon presented the Seattle FBI with a four-page written statement entitled “Why I Refused to Register For Evacuation” and was arrested.
He spent five months in King County Jail a