Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns receives Nakanishi Award
Los Angeles, Calif. (June 18, 2018) — Associate Prof. Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns was named the recipient of the 2017-18 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship at the[…]
Category: Asian American Studies
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UCLA host book release on Japanese American redress and reparations struggle
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) invite the community to celebrate the publication of “NCRR: The Grassroots Struggle for Japanese American Redress and[…]
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“The Registry” screening and discussion on WWII military language schools
St. Paul, Minn. (June 6, 2018) — Historic Fort Snelling will host a screening of Steve Ozone’s documentary film on the lesser known history of the Military Intelligence Service Language School,[…]
Donor of internment photos honored by Washington State University
PULLMAN, Wash. (June 8, 2018) — Ever since Patti Hirahara donated to Washington State University over 2,000 photos taken by her father and grandfather while in a Japanese American incarceration[…]
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Filmmaker and journalist to be honored for work on internment story
POWELL, Wyo. (May 31, 2018) — Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will present this year’s LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award to Jeff MacIntyre and David Ono in July at the 2018 Heart[…]
Minn. State Rep. Fue Lee Resolution honors APIA Month
ST. PAUL, Minn. (May 15, 2018) — To honor the many Asian/Pacific Minnesotans who contribute greatly to state’s economy and culture, State Rep. Fue Lee (DFL-59A) introduced a resolution on the floor[…]
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“Embodied Reckonings” book talk and workshop with author on comfort women
MINNEAPOLIS (April 10, 2018) — An “Embodied Reckonings” book talk and workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Son will be held noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 13 inWest Bank Auditorium 20 of[…]
Japanese American organizations commit to preserve Internment memory
LOS ANGELES (March 22, 2018) — Four national Japanese American organizations signed a groundbreaking memorandum of understanding on Feb. 18 to demonstrate their commitment to the Japanese American Confinement Site Consortium, a[…]
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‘Courage and Compassion’ Nisei WWII exhibit coming to Minnesota
ROCHESTER and ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 20, 2018) — Saint Marys School of Nursing Alumni Association and the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League will host the national traveling exhibition “Courage[…]
Karen Umemoto named director of UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center
Los Angeles (March 5, 2018) — After a national search, Prof. Karen Umemoto was appointed the new director of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California at[…]
