Day of Remembrance: Challenge to the Courts
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Jerry Kang |
Mari Matsuda |
Jerry Kang, UCLA professor of law and currently visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center, spoke about the continuing impact of Executive Order 9066, together with Mari Matsuda, professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, authorizing the mass internment of West Coast Japanese Americans.
Time:
Saturday, February 19, 2005, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Carmichael Auditorium
National Museum of American History
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and co-sponsored by the Japanese American Veterans Association, Japanese American Citizens League, and the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation.
Discussion