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Our Mission
The Education for Social Justice Foundation (ESJF) provides education on past injustices relegated to the sidelines of history. Drawing on lessons from the past, ESJF develops dignity-affirming, critical-thinking–centered curricula that promote universal values.
Education for Social Justice Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) NGO in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
手のひらの上 (In the Palm of My Hands), Yun A Ku (8th grade), 2016
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Educator ResourcesNew Essay on Angel Island Immigration Station
Thanks to Chris Chow for sharing this essay. Click HERE to read his bio and essay, Saving the Angel Island Immigration Station, written in 2024 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the successful effort to preserve this National Historic Landmark. A journalist, filmmaker, community activist, educator, and former civil servant, Chris was the first Asian American television news reporter in San Francisco, serving at KPIX-TV (CBS 5) from 1970 to 1973. New ESJF Lesson Unit Click HERE to explore Remembering Injustice, Strengthening Democracy, a week-long lesson unit developed by Suzette Araniva, a participant in the 2026 ESJF Study Tour. We appreciate her thoughtful work in creating this unit, which examines constitutional rights, civic memory, and historical justice, culminating in a student-created mixed-media museum exhibit. As Suzette writes, “History not remembered is forgotten”—a quote from Korea’s May 18th National Cemetery that inspired her to help students preserve stories that are too often untold, censored, or forgotten. Visit our website for more lesson plans and resources as 2026 progresses. |
AdvocacyInternational People's Tribunal on Korean Atomic Bomb Victims
The International Organizing Committee of the International People’s Tribunal will convene a People's Tribunal on November 13–15, 2026, at the Graduate School of Theology, Hanshin University in Seoul, South Korea. The tribunal will highlight the experiences and claims of Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombings, many of whom were in Japan as forced laborers, and will examine their longstanding calls for recognition, acknowledgment, and redress through international legal accountability. An ESJF representative plans to participate in the tribunal. |
