Race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, sexual orientation...
Civil Liberties.
Chapters
A program concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations carried out against communities or populations on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Our goal with this new series is to explore the word incarceration as it relates to the experience of Japanese Americans following Executive Order 9066. We also want to consider the word incarceration and its effect on communities, families, and individuals through conversations with artists, community leaders, government officials, historians, journalists, lawyers, and nonprofit organizations.
Connecting with community leaders from Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, Chinese for Affirmative Action, LA Theatre Works, Densho, Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, Get Lit, American Civil Liberties Union, AAPI Equity Alliance, Los Angeles County Library, Equality California, California Tribal Fund, and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Conversations and perspectives with community leaders at several California nonprofit organizations including, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, California Center for the Arts Escondido, Nichi Bei, Japanese American Citizens League of Monterey Peninsula, Kizuna, San Jose Taiko, Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture, Write Out Loud, Fresno Arts Council, and LA Opera.
Following up with Luis Gómez, Mary Adams Urashima, Dr. Kristine Dennehy and Dr. Ester E. Hernández, Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa and Patti Hirahara, and Sam Mihara to see what has changed since we spoke a year ago. Recorded live at Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, The Frida Cinema, Musco Center for the Arts, and OC Fair & Event Center.
Recorded live in Orange at The Center for Creativity and Culture, featuring conversations with community leaders from the LGBT Center Orange County, Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Fullerton, Chapman University, and The Boeing Company.
