Never Again: E.O. 9066 to Honouliuli

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Never Again: E.O. 9066 to Honouliuli
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Type: Special Event
Date: Sunday - 3/2/2008
Time: 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m
Location:
Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai'i (JCCH)
Fifth Floor

Phone: (808) 945-7633
Cost: Free

Event Name: Never Again: E.O. 9066 to Honouliuli

Location of the event: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH), fifth floor

Date and Time: Sunday, March 2, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Description of event: Join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) and the Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter (JACL) as they mark the 65th commemoration of the opening of the Honouliuli Internment Camp in remembrance of the more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry interned during World War II in Hawai‘i and the continental U.S. Event attendees can learn about the history and latest developments on the preservation of the Honouliuli Internment Camp from various reports, a video presentation and speakers:

Jeff Burton, National Park Service archeologist who reviewed 35 World War II internment sites on the continental U.S., will share his most recent findings regarding Honouliuli;
Frank Hays, Pacific Area Director of the National Park Services, will relate his experiences and involvement in the preservation of the World War II Manzanar National Historic Site in California.
Gail Honda, researcher on the experiences of Hawai‘i internee Otokichi Ozaki, will share her perceptions and
Eric Yamamoto, law professor at the University of Hawai‘i at M�noa, William Richardson School of Law, will give insight to his legal work and scholarship on civil rights and reparations for historic injustice

Under Executive Order 9066—signed by then-President Theodore Roosevelt in February 1942—120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds of those people were American citizens) were removed from their west coast homes on the continental U.S. and unjustly detained behind barbed wire and stripped of their basic Constitutional rights. In Hawai‘i, the Honouliuli Interment Camp was opened on March 1, 1943 for the detention of approximately 300 Hawai‘i residents, most of whom were American citizens.

The JACL, which usually presents its annual Day of Remembrance that recalls the signing of E.O. 9066, has partnered with the JCCH to present this new program in its place this year. Additional supporting organizations include the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i and American Friends Service Committee Hawai‘i.

In conjunction with this event, the JCCH exhibit, Dark Clouds Over Paradise: The Hawai‘i Internees Story, will be on display in the JCCH Community Gallery from March 1 to April 11. See below for more information.

Cost/Entry Fee: Free Admission.

Public contact information: Phone: (808) 945-7633, fax: (808) 944-1123. Web address: www.jcch.com.

The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, strives to share the history, heritage and culture of the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. The JCCH features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts d�j�, Seik�an Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop.

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