From: IYI4DTN@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Gann Matsuda)
Subject: 50th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment
Date: 10 Nov 92 01:43:13 PST

Since I neglected to post this message to soc.culture.japan, and since
responses have been directed here as well, I figured that it would be
nice to have the original message that started all this discussion here
too.  So here it is!

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The following is the text from a flyer I just produced publicizing some
events that I'm coordinating (sponsored by the UCLA Asian American
Studies Center).  They may be of interest to some of you...

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50th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment
UCLA Asian American Studies Center

DURING WORLD WAR II, more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry
were rounded-up and imprisoned in American concentration camps.  No
charges were ever filed.  No trials were held.  Yet, they were
incarcerated against their will for nearly four years.  The only
"crime" these loyal Americans committed was that they were of Japanese
ancestry.

Some fifty years later, UCLA has joined the Japanese American community
in Los Angeles and across the nation in commemorating the fiftieth
anniversary of this tragic chapter in American History.  We hope you
will join us for the concluding events of this important year of
activities.

The View from Within:
Japanese American Art from the Internment Camps, 1942-1945
UCLA Wight Art Gallery
Oct. 13 - Dec. 6, 1992

This exhibition includes over 135 paintings, works on paper, and
sculpture of rarely seen images by over thirty Issei and Nisei (first
and second generation Japanese Americans) artists who were unjustly
interned during World War II.  This presentation of the camp
experience, as communicated directly though the artistic expression of
the Japanese American people, greatly contributes to an increased
understanding and appreciation of a community's history and artistic
heritage.  Co-sponsored by the Japanese American National Museum and
the UCLA Wight Art Gallery.  Docent tours available Saturday and Sunday
at 1:30 PM.  For more information and gallery hours, call (310)
825-9345. FREE.

The View from Within: Literature from the Camps
Humanities Conference Room
314 Royce Hall, UCLA
November 14, 1992
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This symposium will address the issues of internment as they are dealt
within literature.  Join writers such as Hisaye Yamamoto, Lawson Inada,
David Mura, Wakako Yamauchi and others for discussions focusing on
literary works produced during or about the internment experience.  In
addition, a tour of the View from Within exhibition, guided by curator
Karin Higa, will be part of the program. FREE.  Call (310) 825-2974 for
information.

12-1-A
by Wakako Yamauchi
Ralph Freud Playhouse
MacGowan Hall, UCLA
Nov. 10-15, 1992

In a time of war, an American family is uprooted, transported against
its will, and interned in a concentration camp--solely on the basis of
ethnicity.  Within the confines of the camp barracks bearing the
stenciled number "12-1-A," the family struggles to overcome uncertainty
and injustice in this moving drama of strength and courage.  UCLA is
proud to present this co-production, written and directed by artists
with first-hand experience of the internment of Japanese Americans.
UCLA students will join with the members of the East West Players, Los
Angeles' acclaimed Asian American theatre company, in presenting this
memorable work depicting a key chapter in our country's history.

Directed by Rodney Kageyama and starring Nobu McCarthy, Dian Kobayashi
and Lloyd Kino.  Presented by the UCLA Center for the Performing Arts,
the UCLA Department of Theater, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and
Television and the East West Players.

Ticket Prices: $13.00 general admission; $6.00 for students with ID

For ticket sales, call the UCLA Central Ticket Office, (310) 825-2101.

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Any questions?  Feel free to send e-mail!

Gann Matsuda
Coordinator
50th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment Project
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
INTERNET: iyi4dtn@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
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