Japanese Americans will gather at Stanford University for “Commemorating 70 Years Since Executive Order 9066: 1942-2012: A Panel Discussion on the Japanese American Experience of World War II” to discuss what the World War II Nikkei experience has meant to them, how it has influenced their work as historians and artists, and their strategies for “integrating the Japanese American past with the American present and future as a whole.” The panelists include: Professor Emeritus Donald Hata, California State University Dominguez Hills; co-author, with Nadine I. Hata, of “Japanese Americans and World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, and Redress;” Ruth Y. Okimoto, author of “Sharing a Desert Home: Life on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Poston, Arizona, 1942-45;” Steven Okazaki, filmmaker and Academy Award recipient for “Days of Waiting” and gayle yamada, producer, editor, and screenwriter of “Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties.” Stanford University Professor Indra Levy will moderate the event. The event will be held at the Oksenberg Room, Encina Hall Third Floor of Stanford University, at 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, Calif. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. RSVP to Andre Haag: ahaag@stanford.edu.