Sat, Feb 18
|Tucson Desert Art Museum
Gambette: Day of Remembrance Discussion
Join us at the museum to celebrate the National Day of Remembrance, focusing on discussions around our current exhibition, "Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese American Incarceration in Arizona"
Time & Location
Feb 18, 2017, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85715, USA
About
Join us to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 - which authorized the incarceration of over 100,000 Japanese Americans following hte bombing of Pearl Harbor. War hysteria and racial prejudice fueled efforts from the government to institue a mass detention program based on "military justification". Speakers for this event include academic experts in history and politics from University of Arizona and Arizona State University, who have researched and gained intimate knowledge of these camps.
Join us for a discussion on our new exhibition, Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit: Triumphing Over Adversity.
Carolyn Sugiyama Classen: former Legislative Aide to US Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Prof. Kathryn Nakagawa: ASU Associate Professor in Asian Pacific American Studies, School of Social Transformation, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. Min Yanagihashi, Retired Professor from UA East Asian Studies Department
Image: Gila River Relocation Center (November 25, 1942), Rivers, Arizona.