Day of Remembrance
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Northern Calif. Time of Remembrance: A collaborative effort to educate the public
February 3, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
As we approach the 80th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942 — which led to the forced removal and incarceration of […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Bay Area Day of Remembrance underscores the need for unity
April 15, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent in response to the article entitled “Bay Area Day of Remembrance calls for reparations for African Americans” that appeared in the March 4, […] READ MORE
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Bay Area Day of Remembrance calls for reparations for African Americans
March 4, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Reparations for African Americans took center stage at the annual Bay Area Day of Remembrance program held online by the Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium under the theme: “Abolition! […] READ MORE
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Nikkei WWII experience parallels Latino immigrants’ plight today
February 28, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The parallels between Japanese Americans who were persecuted during World War II and today’s Latino immigrants whose human rights are also being violated by the United States […] READ MORE
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Educating to remember, 40 years after the first California Day of Remembrance
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Carole Hayashino recalled pulling into the Fort Mason parking lot in San Francisco on the morning of Feb. 19, 1979. She was surprised to be greeted by hundreds of people […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Reminders of gross injustices
January 31, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
As we approach February 19, we will again commemorate the date of the signing of the Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1942, the official order that set […] READ MORE
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Asian American Orchestra to celebrate Black History Month, commemorate DOR with new work
February 15, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Anthony Brown, who is of African and Japanese heritage, will commemorate the intersection of his biracial identity as part of a 20-year retrospective of his Grammy-nominated Asian American Orchestra Feb. […] READ MORE
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NY DOR on the 75th anniversary of EO9066: Never again!
March 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: The following is a speech made at the 2017 New York Day of Remembrance. Imagine your family immigrated to this country. (That would include most of us). And […] READ MORE
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Speakers at L.A. Day of Remembrance urge all to speak out against injustice
March 2, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The 2017 Day of Remembrance, held Feb. 18 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, featured guest speakers urging community members not to forget the […] READ MORE
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DOR recalls Executive Order 9066, decries anti-Muslim hatred
March 17, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The incarceration experience of Japanese Americans during World War II, based on racial hatred, and its similarity to the modern day anti-Muslim animosity in America, was a […] READ MORE
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