Tag: Executive Order 9066

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“Resistance at Tule Lake” Screening at Brooklyn College Library

Japanese American Internment Day of Remembrance Screening and Lecture Wednesday, February 19 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Brooklyn College Library – 2900 Bedford Avenue, Room 242, Brooklyn Admission: Free On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, targeting Japanese Americans as threats to national security. The order gave the US military the right to intern anyone of Japanese ancestry, including … Continue reading “Resistance at Tule Lake” Screening at Brooklyn College Library
Susan McCormac
New York Day of Remembrance, Day of Remembrance, NY DOR, Japanese Americans, WWII, incarceration, concentration camps, Executive Order 9066, Frank Abe, Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
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New York Day of Remembrance 2019

New York Day of Remembrance 2019 Saturday, February 23 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Japanese American United Church – 255 Seventh Avenue (between 24th and 25th Streets) Admission: Free Never Again Is Now! A Community Call to Action Forty years ago, the first Day of Remembrance Program was organized in Seattle. They called on the community to gather with this simple yet powerful message: … Continue reading New York Day of Remembrance 2019
Susan McCormac
Densho, Tom Ikeda, Executive Order 9066, incarceration, Japanese Americans, internment, WWII, JAA, JACL, immigration bans, wartime hysteria
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WWII Incarceration Lecture by Densho’s Tom Ikeda to Be Held at JAA

The World War II Japanese American Incarceration and Why it Matters Today Monday, March 26 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Japanese American Association of New York – 49 W. 45th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 11th Floor Admission: Free Japanese American Association of New York (JAA) and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) present a lecture featuring Tom Ikeda, the Executive Director of … Continue reading WWII Incarceration Lecture by Densho’s Tom Ikeda to Be Held at JAA
Susan McCormac
Day of Remembrance, Executive Order 9066, DOR, NYC, Japanese Americans, incarceration, internment, Japanese American United Church, peace, JAANY, redress and reparations, Civil Liberties Act of 1988, community
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NY Day of Remembrance 2018

NY Day of Remembrance 2018 Saturday, February 24 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Japanese American United Church – 255 7th Avenue (between 24th and 25th Streets) Admission: Free (donations accepted) For nearly 30 years New York’s annual Day of Remembrance Program and Community Potluck has commemorated the forced evacuation and incarceration of the Japanese American community during WWII. In addition to marking the 76th … Continue reading NY Day of Remembrance 2018
Susan McCormac
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), Executive Order 9066, internment, WWII, concentration camps, Japanese Americans, wartime hysteria, MoustacheCat Dance, Stan Honda, Megumi Eda, Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks, NYC, Day of Remembrance
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Remembering Executive Order 9066 at CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)

Remembering Executive Order 9066 and America’s WWII Era Concentration Camps Monday, February 19 from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) – 123 4th Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets), 2nd Floor Admission: Free February 19, 2018 is recognized as the Day of Remembrance, marking the 76th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the Secretary of … Continue reading Remembering Executive Order 9066 at CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
Susan McCormac