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THE FORTUNATE EXCEPTION: Hawai'i and the Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II
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Panel Discussion
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Date
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Wednesday - 5/10/2006
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Time
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6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Location
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i
JCCH Fifth Floor, Ma¯noa Room
2454 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96826
For more information call (808) 945-7633
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Cost
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Free Admission
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This panel discussion brings together two of the most notable scholars on the Japanese American internment experience in Hawai'i, Tetsuden Kashima, Ph.D., and Greg Robinson, Ph.D.; and veteran filmmaker and historian, Tom Coffman, who will focus on the anomaly of the Hawai'i experience and the factors that entered into the vastly different treatment of--and the eventual shift in the U.S. government's decision to not intern--the Japanese community in Hawai'i during World War II. Presented by the JCCH, the Hawaiian Historical Society and sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
Tetsuden Kashima, Ph.D., professor of American Studies at the University of Washington, authored Judgment Without Trial, which discusses the way in which internment was executed and the official attitudes of key government agencies such as the Justice Department and the War Department and the rationale used for the Hawai'i exception to internment.
Greg Robinson, Ph.D., associate professor of history at the Université du Québec à Montréal, authored By Order of the President, which focuses on the factors explaining why President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 and the significance of Hawai'i in altering the U.S. government policy on interment.
Tom Coffman, historian, film producer and writer, authored The Island Edge of America and produced the film, The First Battle. Both discuss the role played by key Hawai'i residents in the influencing of the decision against internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i.
Guests will view segments of Coffman's The First Battle--his newest documentary about the inter-racial community effort that, in spite of intense pressure from Washington, prevented a mass internment of the Japanese community in Hawai'i during World War II and secured the right to military service.
Name of sponsoring organization: The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, strives to strengthen our diverse community by educating present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai'i. The Center features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts do¯jo¯, Seiko¯an Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop.
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