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February 4th 2005 • Printer version
WWII Japanese Internment and Latino
immigrant link
 explored during
Day
of Remembrance
Annual Day of Remembrance events are held all over the country as
reminders of the World War II Japanese Internment. In early 1942,
120,000 west coast residents of Japanese descent were given a short
time to dispose of homes, businesses and other property and were sent
to concentration camps in the interior, where they stayed for the
duration of the war.
In Eugene, this yearÃs free, public event explores the links between
that experience and the experience of todayÃs immigrants from Mexico
and Central America. It will be held on Saturday, February 12,
from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. in Room 175 of the Knight Law Center, 1515
Agate Street on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.
Racist mistreatment of immigrants is a recurring pattern in American
history said Alice Endo Aikens, co-chair of the Eugene Day of
Remembrance Committee. Lessons from the internment may help our
community better treat Latino Americans and others living under the
same disadvantages.
The symposium will include panel discussions, a potluck of Japanese and
Latino foods, a presentation by the Springfield High School Human
Rights Alliance, and a special recognition of community heroes.
Japanese American memorabilia from WWII will be displayed February 7 to 19 at
the UO School of Law.
Law professor and event organizer Keith Aoki said In the wake of 9/11,
the temptation to forget about Constitutional civil rights in the face
of fears about national security once again presents our society with
difficult choices. LetÃs hope we have the wisdom to learn from the
errors of the past.
The 2005 event is organized by the Eugene Day of Remembrance Committee
and co-sponsored by the UO's Wayne Morse Center
for Law and Politics and the
Asian Law Student Association. It will focus on forging links
with the Latino community to resist continuing discrimination.
INFO:
(541) 343-2874
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