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January 30

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January 30, 1875 history

Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Signed

The Kingdom of Hawaii and the US signed the Reciprocity Treaty, granting Hawaiian sugar duty-free US access and binding the islands economically to America-accelerating the plantation economy and the path to annexation. (Shares Jan 30 with Fred Korematsu Day.)

January 30, 2011 achievement

First Fred Korematsu Day

California observed the first Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution on Jan 30-Korematsu's birthday-making it the first US holiday named for an Asian American; several states later adopted it.