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First Thursday Happy Hour
Join us March 7th for our premier First Thursday Happy Hour! We are offering complimentary refreshments and after-hour access to the Then They Came for Me exhibition exploring the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and its parallels to current events.
Opening
Join us to celebrate the opening of Then They Came For Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the Demise of Civil Liberties
Film Screening: And Then They Came For Us
Film Screening: And Then They Came For Us, a film directed by Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider, brings history into the present, retells the story of Executive Order 9066 and the violation of constitutional rights for Japanese Americans during WWII,
Conversation: Captured History
Captured History, a focus on the power of photos and lens of wartime photographers on display in the exhibition Then They Came For Me. Hear an engaging conversation with author Richard Cahan of Un-American,
Teacher Professional Development Workshops
FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS for 4th through 12th grade teachers. Two one-day workshops that provide a backdrop to the exhibit.
Korematsu Family Day – Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
Join us in celebration of the 9th annual Fred Korematsu Day with interactive activities and a special presentation on "Fred Korematsu Speaks Ups" with co-authors Stan Yogi and Laura Atkins.
Your Call: Immigration Abuses and Detention Centers
Then They Came for Me: Immigration Abuses and Detention Centers—KALW’s Your Call host Rose Aguilar will moderate a discussion with civil rights attorney Julia Harumi Mas, immigration reporter Laura Morel of Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting,
Hold These Truths
Hold These Truths—A special theater reading of the one-person play by Jeanne Sakata, performed by Joel de la Fuente of Amazon’s hit show The Man in the High Castle.
American Sutra: Interactive Activity
American Sutra: Interactive Activity—See and hear the story of the sutra rocks of Heart Mountain detention center uncovered by a farmer after WWII. Paint your own sutra rock. Book sales and signing of American Sutra with Duncan Ryuken Williams.
American Sutra: Multimedia Performance
American Sutra: Multimedia performance by No-No Boy and Duncan Ryuken Williams takes a look at the WWII Japanese American incarceration from the inside out, highlighting how Buddhists behind barbed wire drew on their spiritual traditions to survive dislocation,
The Realities of Othering
The Realities of Othering: Islamophobia and the Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration is a conversation between Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of Council on American Islamic Relations, Bay Area Chapter, and Dr. Suzanne Barakat of Our Three Winners.
