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Gordon Hirabayashi Has Died; He Refused To Go To WWII Internment Camp

Gordon Hirabayashi, center, in 1999 at the former prison camp in Arizona where he was held for about a year. The camp was later renamed for him. Sergey Shayevich/Arizona Daily Star/AP hide caption

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Gordon Hirabayashi Has Died; He Refused To Go To WWII Internment Camp

January 4, 2012 • It took four decades for him to be vindicated. Over the years, he became a hero in the Japanese-American community. And Hirabayashi said the experience gave him more faith in the Constitution.

Gordon Hirabayashi Has Died; He Refused To Go To WWII Internment Camp

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