2008.02.02 - Japanese American Women and Redress panel in LA

From the official announcement:

"NEGLECTED LEGACIES: JAPANESE AMERICAN WOMEN AND REDRESS"
Saturday, Feb 2, 2008, 2 to 4 pm

"Reconsidering Roots" is the first of three panels on this topic. Presentations will revolve around the role of three key Japanese American women in the Redress movement. Joy Morimoto will speak on Sox Kitashima; Sharon Yamato on Michi Weglyn; and Diana Meyers Bahr on Sue Kunitomi Embrey.

Held at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA
Tel (213) 625-0414 ++ janm.org == janmstore.com
Advanced registration is recommended. Admission is free for UCLA
students (with ID card) and Museum members; otherwise, $8 for adults; $5
seniors and $4 students/youth (6-17).

Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, "George and Sakaye Aratani Professor of Japanese American Internment, Redress & Community," Asian American Studies, UCLA