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October 30 - December 18, 1997
College Library Rotunda, Powell Library Building

The exhibit is free to the public and open during College Library hours

"A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the United States Constitution," is a travelling exhibition for libraries organized by the American Library Association and the National Museum of American History (NMAH) of the Smithsonian Institution. It is supported by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., a federal agency.

Located in the historic and recently renovated Powell Library building, the exhibit mixes traditional display with innovative technologies. Complementing the traveling exhibit are photographs and other materials provided courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum, an interactive CD-Rom developed by the UCLA Film and Television Archives and a sampling of primary resources, documents, and artwork from the UCLA Special Collections Library and University Archives.

For more information, please call (310) 825-6726.

Grand Opening Ceremony
Thursday, October 30, 1997
12 noon
Royce Quad (outside of Powell Library Building)

• Speakers
• Janice Koyama, Associate University Librarian / Public Services
• Anthony Matsushita, Nikkei Student Union Representative
• Don T. Nakanishi, Professor/Director, Education/Asian American Studies Center
• George Takei, UCLA alumnus, author of To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek's Mr. Sulu

• Book Signing in the College Library Rotunda
• George Takei, UCLA alumnus, author of To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek's Mr. Sulu

• Nikkei Student Union - Kyodo Taiko
• Japanese drum performance.

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Lectures

Documenting the Experience Digitally
Wednesday, December 10, 1997
2 pm - 4 pm
320 Powell

Presentation of 3 UCLA electronic projects that take advantage of new technology to document the experience.

• Steve Ricci, Head, Research & Study Center, UCLA Film and Television Archives
• Brian Schottlaender, Associate University Librarian/Collections and Technical Services
• Judy Soo Hoo, Disk editor, Asian American Experience CD-ROM

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And Redress for All
[Note: New day and time]
Tuesday, November 18, 1997
4 pm - 6 pm
College Library Rotunda, Powell Library Building

A panel discussion on the ramifications of Japanese American redress on current issues related to race relations.

• Joe Hicks, Executive Director, Multicultural Collaborative
• Dennis Kao, Immigration and Welfare Reform, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
• Angela Oh, Advisor, President's Initiative on Race
• Ron Wakabayashi, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission

Moderated by Mitchell Maki, Professor, Department of Social Welfare. Co-sponsored by the School of Public Policy, Asian American Studies Center, and the Library Committee on Diversity

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Voices of Internment & Redress: Literature on the Internment Experience
Panel discussion, readings, and book signings
Saturday, November 22, 1997
10 am - 12 noon
College Library Rotunda, Powell Library Building

• King-Kok Cheung, Associate Professor, English and Asian American Studies Center
• Sesshu Foster, author of Angry Days (1987) and City Terrace Field Manual (1996)
• Jinqi Ling, Assistant Professor, English and Asian American Studies Center
• Amy Uyematsu, author of 30 Miles from J-Town (1992) and Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain (forthcoming)
• Hisaye Yamamoto, author of Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories (1988)

Co-sponsored by Asian American Studies Center and the Library Committee on Diversity

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Remembering the Internment: Japanese Americans Share Their Memories So That It Will Never Happen Again
Saturday, December 6, 1997
10 am - 12 noon
College Library Rotunda, Powell Library Building

Organized by Professor Valerie Matsumoto, Department of History. The program features a panel of Japanese Americans, including UCLA alumni, who will share their personal experiences of being removed and incarcerated during World War II.

Co-ponsored by Asian American Studies Center and the Library Committee on Diversity

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LAUSD Teacher In-Service Training
A More Perfect Union: The Constitution & the Japanese American Internment
Saturday, November 1, 7:30 am- 4 pm and Saturday, November 8, 1997, 7:30 am- 4 pm
CS50 Young Hall and surrounding classrooms

This two-weekend professional development program will explore how this tragic event could have happened in a democratic society, and the lessons that should be learned from it. Through films, literary readings, and an array of presentations by scholars, writers, and individuals who were interned, the program will enhance understanding of the causes and consequences of the event, its contemporary relevance, and ways in which it can be integrated into K-12 classroom instruction. Open to teachers and the general public. For more information, call (213) 625-6796.

To register:

• Fee: $35 in advance (by October 20), on site $45. Includes breakfast, lunch, and curriculum packet.
• Make checks payable to: Asian Pacific Education Commission, Room H-133,450 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Co-sponsored by LAUSD, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, and other groups.

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Finding the Words: A Series of Author Talks on the Internment
College Library Rotunda, Powell Library Building
Dates and authors to be announced.

Co-sponsored by BookZone

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Film Screenings
Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library Building

Selections from the holdings of theUCLA Film & Television Archives and the Instructional Media Library.

• Thursday, October 30, continuous screenings 1:30 pm - 5 pm
• Saturday, November 22, continuous screenings 1:30 pm - 5 pm
• Saturday, December 6, continuous screenings 1:30 pm - 5 pm
• including, Something Strong Within (1994) and Moving Memories (date), directed by Robert A. Nakamura and produced by Karen L. Ishizuka for the Japanese American National Museum

Co-sponsored by Film & Television Archives and Asian American Studies Center

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Special Screening

• Guest speakers
• Terri DeBono, writer and co-producer
• Steve Rosen, director, camera, editor
• Hiroshi Takusagawa, 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran
• Henry Kuwabara, MIS (Military Intelligence Service) veteran
• Lynette Seki Matsuyama, daughter of 442nd veteran

"Beyond Barbed Wire" is a compelling documentary about the trials and tribulations of the Japanese American soldiers of the 100th/442nd/MIS military units of World War II. This Seattle International Film Festival selection recounts the stories and memories of these brave soldiers who fought in a segregated unit to prove their loyalty to this country. The documentary is narrated by Noriyuki "Pat" Morita ("The Karate Kid") who spent his early years in an internment camp.

Sponsored by the Torrance Japanese American Citizens League (Torrance JACL) and the UCLA Asian Pacific Coalition, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center

"You fought not only the enemy -- you fought prejudice" - President Harry Truman

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Calendar
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