Fred Yoshihiro Oyama (1924-?)
b. Chula Vista, California
Oyama v. State of California (1948)
Do You Know? At age six, Fred Oyama owned eight acres of land.
What: California sued the Oyama family to take back the acres of land that the father had bought under Fred's name.
Decision: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Oyama family, declaring the state violated Oyama's constitutional rights when they seized his family's farm during World War II.
Today: Every person can purchase and own property or land, regardless of ethnicity.
(Portrait by Joyce Bantugan, SFSU 2020)
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