Tag: Tom Ikeda

The Century Foundation, NYC, Think.Drink.Mingle, Densho, Tom Ikeda, WWII, American policy, immigration, incarceration, NYCLU, Make the Road, NYC Mayor's Office, think tank, Muslim Ban, family separation
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Us vs. Them: Interrupting the Cycle of Fear in American Policy

Us vs. Them: Interrupting the Cycle of Fear in American Policy Tuesday, July 24 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The Century Foundation – 1 Whitehall Street (between Stone and Bridge Streets), 15th Floor Admission: Free From the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII to Trump-era initiatives such as the Muslim Ban and family separation, American policy has too often framed immigrants, people of color, … Continue reading Us vs. Them: Interrupting the Cycle of Fear in American Policy
Susan McCormac
ICP Museum, Then They Came for Me, incarceration, WWII, Japanese Americans, internment, poetry, performance, Poetry Society of America, Kimiko Hahn, Christine Kitano, Kevin Miyazaki, Tom Ikeda, Densho, Julian Saporiti, Erin Aoyama, No-No Boy Project, Brandon Shimoda, Paul Kitagaki, Bob Lee
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ICP Museum Presents Poetry Performances Based on Japanese Incarceration

Japanese Incarceration: Public Memory and Cultural Production, Part I Tuesday, March 27 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. ICP Museum – 250 Bowery (between Stanton and E. Houston Streets) Admission: Free Presented in collaboration with the Poetry Society of America and the Poetry Coalition’s “Poetry and the Body” theme, this two-part event brings together artists, scholars, poets, and photographers who draw on the history of … Continue reading ICP Museum Presents Poetry Performances Based on Japanese Incarceration
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