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X-WR-CALNAME:Allied with Japanese America: New Stories of Supporters during
  World War II
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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DTSTART:20181208T180000Z
DTEND:20181209T010000Z
DESCRIPTION:A symposium exploring allies of Japanese Americans during World
  War II who defended and supported those living under martial law in Hawai
 i\, in the U.S. military\, and behind barbed wire in War Relocation Author
 ity camps as well as in their resettlement once out of camp. Leading schol
 ars\, filmmakers\, and writers present their findings about Buddhist and C
 hristian clergy\, African American and Chinese American leaders\, and othe
 rs who courageously spoke out for the Japanese American community.\n\nThis
  event is co-sponsored by the Japanese American National Museum\n\nThe sch
 edule below is subject to change. \n\n10-10:15am Welcome – Duncan Willia
 ms (USC)\n\n10:15am-12pm Session I: Race Relations and the Mass Incarcerat
 ion\n\nScreening of Emily Light: A Light in the Darkness and Discussion wi
 th Kimiko Marr (Filmmaker/ Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages)\n\nScot
 t Kurashige (University of Washington) “Multiracial Solidarity in Little
  Tokyo and Bronzeville”\n\n12pm-1:30pm Lunch Break\n\n1:30-3:30pm Sessio
 n II: Asian American Supporters Beyond the Camps: Hawai‘i and the Milita
 ry\n\n“Kansha\, Hung Wai Ching\, and How Hawai‘i Changed America”\nT
 alk by Director Tom Coffman (Filmmaker/Author) and Screening of The First 
 Battle \n\nEdward Chang (UC Riverside) “Unsung Hero: Col. Young Oak Kim 
 Story”\n\n3:30-3:45pm Tea Break\n\n3:45-5pm Session III: Buddhist-Christ
 ian Supporters of Faith\n\nMichihiro Ama (University of Montana) “Revisi
 ting Euro-American and Japanese-American Buddhist Interactions in 1930s an
 d 1940s”\n\nBeth Hessel (Presbyterian Historical Society) “Justice\, M
 ercy\, and Anti-Racism Efforts - Was it Enough?: White Protestant Allies o
 f Japanese Americans”\n\nFlyer | RSVP | Abstracts and bios
GEO:34.049467;-118.2385
LOCATION:Japanese American National Museum
SUMMARY:Allied with Japanese America: New Stories of Supporters during Worl
 d War II
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 ew_stories_of_supporters_during_world_war_ii
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CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposia
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