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DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to the Day of Remembrance program to honor the 
 survivors of America's WWII incarceration camps, to advocate for immigrants 
 today, and to urge unity. The theme, Bridging Borders: Carrying the Light 
 for Justice, reflects the support and empathy that the community shares 
 with immigrants as it stands up against immigration policies and detention. 
  Over 75 years ago Japanese Americans were rounded up because of the 
 government sham of military necessity, just as those now seeking entry at 
 the southern border are branded a threat to national security. Japanese 
 Americans were denied the right to naturalization, subjected to racial 
 prejudice, and incarcerated. In some cases parents were separated from 
 their children. The keynote speaker is Reverend Deborah Lee, Executive 
 Director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity will draw parallels 
 between the Japanese American experience and the struggle for justice for 
 today's immigrant community. The Dr. Clifford I. Uyeda Peace and 
 Humanitarian Award will be presented to Carole Hayashino, long-time Bay 
 Area leader and one of the organizers of the first San Francisco Bay Area 
 DOR in 1979. She is being recognized for her leadership in establishing 
 Honouliuli, a former WWII DOJ internment camp, as a National Monument. A 
 beautiful candle lighting ceremony honors immigrant rights. \n\nThis is the 
 40th anniversary of the Day of Remembrance observation.  The commemoration 
 is marks President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing Executive Order 9066 on 
 February 19, 1942.   By choosing to commemorate this tragic event the 
 community announced a grassroots movement for redress. Ten years later in 
 1988 President Regan signed the Civil Liberties Act that offered a formal 
 apology for forced removal of Japanese Americans during WWII and 
 reparations of $20,000. Today the U.S. is targeting Muslims, Arabs, and 
 immigrants. On the Day of Remembrance the Japanese American community 
 declares "Never Again."\n\n8.00.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/13/18821142.php
SUMMARY:Bridging Borders: Carrying the Light for Justice
LOCATION:AMC Dine-in Kabuki 8\n1881 Post St.\nSan Francisco, CA 94115
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/13/18821142.php
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