EVENTS

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From Japanese American Redress to Black Reparations: A Conversation with John Tateishi  and William Darity/A. Kirsten Mullen

USC Ito Center Reparations Studies Book Club
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
4:00PM - 5:00PM (PT) via ZOOM

Susan H. Kamei moderates "From Japanese American Redress to Black Reparations: A conversation between John Tateishi (author of Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations) and William Darity/A. Kirsten Mullen (co-authors of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century).

 
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Interdisciplinary Unit on the Japanese American Incarceration

Thatcher School (map)
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (PT)

A private presentation for the 11th grade class

 
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Letters from Detainees:
Past & Present

USC Price Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (map)
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
5:00PM - 6:00PM

 
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Repeating History’s Errors:
The Relevance of the Japanese
American Incarceration Today

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
5:00PM - 6:00PM

Following a screening of “And Then They Came For Us,” Susan H. Kamei moderates a discussion with Donald Tamaki, Korematsu coram nobis attorney, and Karen Korematsu, Fred T. Korematsu Institute.

 

“Professor Kamei captivated our 11th grade students and faculty with her expertise and moving perspectives. Her enriching and engaging presentation will continue to influence our studies of US history and current events.”

— Russel Spinney, Ph.D., The Thacher School

 

“We are deeply grateful for Professor Kamei for sharing her personal experiences and facilitating a rich discussion about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Her insight inspires us to delve deeper into our own family histories and explore parallels within our contemporary world.”

— Lilly Nie, USC Price Asian Pacific Islander Caucus

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