"Aren't I an American?"
That's what many Japanese Americans wondered when Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, imprisoning Japanese Americans into concentration camps across the West Coast and Interior. Join us as we commemorate the 68th anniversary of the camps and reflect on the continuing oppression of marginalized groups in the name of national security.
Tuesday, February 16th
Screening of "Pilgrimage" and Panel Discussion
7:00PM
Taper Hall of Humanities 101 (THH101)
After the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II, this dark chapter of American history lay forgotten until a group of young Asian Americans set out to find a place called Manzanar in 1969. With a hip hop soundtrack and unreleased archival footage, "Pilgrimage" tells of the story of the transformation of Manzanar Relocation Center from World War II to the modern day.
Following the screening will be a multi-perspective panel discussion featuring Director of Asian Pacific American Student ServicesSumun Pendakur, filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura, and USC Sociology Professor Leland Saito as they discuss the Japanese American internment and its lasting impact on American society.
Parking is available in Parking Structure X (PSX) at Gate 3, located on Figueroa.
For more information on the events, please visit http://www-scf.usc.edu/~nikkei/ or email usc.nikkei@gmail.com
Week of Remembrance is sponsored by USC Asian Pacific American Student Services.
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Asian Pacific American Student Assembly
USC Program Board
Student Union B-7, ATTN: APASA
3601 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0898
tel: (213) 740-5656
fax: (213) 740-2524
apasa@usc.edu
