Japanese-American who fought WWII internment camps dies

By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

OTTAWA — Gordon Hirabayashi, who fought the United States’ internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, has died in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 93, said local media.

“My dad… passed away early this morning (Monday),” his son, Jay Hirabayashi, said on Facebook. “He was an American hero … who taught me about the values of honesty, integrity and justice.”