Date: Sunday, Feb. 20 Time: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Venue: Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 North Fifth St., San Jose Japantown Program: CATS Presents J-Town Cinema Sponsors: Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS) More details: (408) 867-4525 CATS will screen a number of films at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose in [...]
Los Angeles 2011 Day of Remembrance
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Former Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta will be the keynote speaker at the 2011 Day of Remembrance on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Mineta will address this year’s DOR theme, “September 11: Ten Years After”. Having served twenty years in the U.S. Congress, Mineta was [...]
DC: Day of Remembrance
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Washington, D.C. Date: Saturday, Feb. 19 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History. 14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW Program: 2011 Annual Day of Remembrance at the Smithsonian Sponsors: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Japanese American Voters Association, and Southwest Airlines More details: (202) 633-1000 The [...]
Nor Cal: Sacramento Day of Remembrance
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19 Time: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Venue: California Secretary of State’s Auditorium, 11th and O St. Program: “Enemy Alien — An Innocent Post 9/11 Muslim Detainee’s Fight for Freedom” Sponsors: Florin, Lodi, Placer County, Sacramento JACL chapters and Delegata —Solutions without Borders Cost: Donation: $15/adults, $10/students over 18, and free for [...]
So Cal: Manzanar Day of Remembrance
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Manzanar Date: Saturday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 20 Time: 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. both days Venue: Manzanar National Historic Site, 5001 Highway 395 Independence, Calif. Program: Day of Remembrance, 2011 Sponsors: Manzanar History Association, Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi’s book, “Where ever There’s a Fight” More details: (760) 878-2194 or nps.gov/manz Authors Elaine [...]
Nor Cal: Cal’s Nikkei student group to hold Day of Remembrance
February 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BERKELEY — The University of California, Berkeley’s Nikkei Student Union (NSU) and Muslim Student Association (MSA) will sponsor a Day of Remembrance program Thursday, Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the corner of Telegraph and Bancroft avenues. The program, “Japanese American Internment and Islamophobia,” is an annual event to remember the incarceration of [...]
Nor Cal: Berkeley Day of Remembrance
February 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Berkeley Date: Sunday, Feb. 13 Time: 10:30 a.m. Venue: Berkeley Methodist United Church, 1710 Carleton St. Program: Day of Remembrance Sponsors: Berkeley Methodist United Church More details: (510) 848-4680 The Berkeley Methodist United Church will be observing a Day of Remembrance, featuring music, dance drama, a video presentation and a display of pre-war, relocation, camp [...]
2011 Bay Area Day of Remembrance
February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SF Schoolboard member Emily Murase will serve as emcee for the Bay Area Day of Remembrance, to be held at the Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post. St., SF Japantown. Rev. Michael Yoshii will be the keynote speaker. SF Mayor Ed Lee and Rev. Lloyed Wake will also speak. Performances by George Yoshida, Michael Sasaki, rapper [...]
‘Mourning Breath’: On Historical Amnesia, D.O.R., Love & Revolution
February 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
Just a little over two weeks ago, I celebrated the 25th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday becoming a national holiday. I did so by accompanying a group of high school youth to Youth Speaks’ “Bringin’ the Noise for Dr. King,” event in San Francisco, California. The clarity with which the young poets (ranging [...]
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