Plenary 2—Unhomed—2014 National Asian American Theatre Conference & Festival—Oct 10, 2014
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2014-10-10

The Consortium of Asian American Theatres & Artists and the Asian Arts Initiative present the 2014 National Asian American Theatre Conference & Festival in Philadelphia livestreaming on the global, open source HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Thursday, October 9 to Saturday, October 11.   

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The Consortium of Asian American Theatres & Artists envisions a strong and sustainable Asian American Theatre community that is an integral presence in national culture—evocative of our past, declarative of our present, and innovative towards our future. Our mission is to advance the field of Asian American Theatre through a national network of organizations and artists. We collaborate to inspire learning and sharing of knowledge, and resources to promote a healthy, sustainable artistic ecology.

Plenary 2: Unhomed at 9:30am EDT / 8:30am CDT / 6:30am PDT Gordon Hirabayashi was tried and convicted in 1942 for refusing to follow the U.S. government’s order for the forced removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps. An excerpt of Hold these Truths, Jeanne Sakata’s play about the case, performed by Makoto Hirano, will introduce the plenary followed by comments from Karen Shimakawa, May Joseph, and Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson. - 

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