SUNDAY, FEB. 10 In memory of the Nikkei who were detained in Hawai‘i during World War II, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will celebrate its Day of Remembrance at 1 p.m. at its Manoa Grand Ballroom, 2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu. The event will explore the lessons of the wartime incarceration of persons of […]
Day of Remembrance
Events and articles commemorating the signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of some 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry — most of whom were American citizens — during World War II.
San Jose Day of Remembrance focuses on ‘Fighting Against Fear’
March 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
SAN JOSE — Jimi Yamaichi will never forget his long and frustrating battle to join the carpenters union, which turned away Japanese Americans and other Asians before the start of World War II. Yamaichi, director and curator of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, was among several speakers at the 31st annual San Jose […]
HONORING ALLIES AND ACTIVISM: A ‘Day of Remembrance’ and déjà vu
February 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 2011 Bay Area Day of Remembrance opened with the recorded voice of Dr. Cornell West asking the audience, “Who you gonna call?†for righting civil wrongs. The answer wasn’t Ghostbusters. “You gonna call on the regular people,†he declared. The 2011 Bay Area Day of Remembrance (DOR) program featured a wide variety of talent […]
‘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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