DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
75 Years Since Executive Order 9066
Time for Action
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 @ 2:00 PM
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM - 1601 N. CLARK ST.
FEATURING SCREENINGS OF
“THE ORANGE STORY” AND
“A SONG FOR MANZANAR”
AND A PANEL DISCUSSION
WITH THE ARTISTS:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
THE ORANGE STORY
WRITER & DIRECTOR
THE ORANGE STORY
WRITER & DIRECTOR
A SONG FOR MANZANAR
NOVELIST, POET &
PLAYWRIGHT
MODERATED BY: CEO
INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSION
IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
JASON MATSUMOTO ERIKA STREET HOPMAN KAZUKO GOLDEN DWIGHT OKITA SANDRA YAMATE
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF TWO FILMS ABOUT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION FOLLOWED BY A POETRY READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTISTS.
“THE ORANGE STORY” WHICH CENTERS AROUND KOJI OSHIMA, THE PROUD OWNER OF A SMALL CORNER GROCERY STORE, WHO MUST NOW ABANDON EVERYTHING AND REPORT
TO AN ASSEMBLY CENTER, EN ROUTE TO A MORE PERMANENT CONFINEMENT SITE. HIS BELONGINGS, HIS BUSINESS – EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD EXCEPT FOR WHAT HE CAN CARRY IN
ONE LARGE DUFFEL BAG. IN ”A SONG FOR MANZANAR,” A YOUNG MOTHER AND HER FAMILY ARE PLACED IN THE MANZANAR CONFINEMENT SITE DURING WWII. THE FILM DRAWS
UPON A TRUE STORY, DEPICTING THE CLOSENESS OF TWO SISTERS SHOWN IN GLIMPSES OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, A CONVERSATION AS YOUNG WOMEN, AND THE DOGGED
EFFORTS OF THE OLDER SISTER TO GET A LETTER OUT TO HER SISTER IN HIROSHIMA.
THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE CHICAGO JAPANESE AMERICAN COUNCIL, CHICAGO JAPANESE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE – CHICAGO CHAPTER, JAPANESE AMERICAN SERVICE COMMITTEE & JAPANESE MUTUAL AID SOCIETY OF CHICAGO.
THE PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC . VALIDATED PARKING NORTH OF THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM ON STOCKTON DRIVE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.JASC-CHICAGO.ORG OR CALL 773.275.0097.