Artist Statement: As a young man, Fred Korematsu (1919-2005) refused to report for detention in a concentration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, and challenged the legality of the detention for decades. His legal actions resulted in an apology and reparations from the federal government, and a formal recognition of the egregious violations of Japanese Americans’ civil rights that occurred during that period. My portrait of Korematsu hangs from a piece of chicken wire, meant to evoke the barbed wire that enclosed the camps. Silver beads sewn onto the wire spell out a quote from Korematsu: “If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don’t be afraid to speak up.”