Never Again

Date: 
Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center
Photo of Japanese-Americans headed to internment camps during WWII
In case you cannot be there in person, this event will livestream at:http://www.densho.org/never-again-livestream/ 

Join us for Never Again: Japanese American WWII History and American Muslim Rights Today, a presentation and conversation examining Japanese American incarceration during World War II and how it relates to racism today. Presented in partnership with DenshoCAIR-Washington State and ACLU of Washington. Special appearance by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

February 19, 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. To mark this anniversary, Densho executive director Tom Ikeda and Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will discuss the correlation between the Japanese American past and the treatment of law-abiding American Muslim children and families today. The presenters will also talk about what Seattleites can do to prevent harassment and discrimination of American Muslims in their community. 

Tweet about the event and submit questions for the panel using the tag#NeverAgainIsNow.

PRESENTERS

Arsalan Bukhari is Executive Director at CAIR-Washington State, a chapter of America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Raised in a middle class American Muslim household in North Seattle, Arsalan Bukhari’s strong work ethic, values, faith, and sense of responsibility came from his upbringing as a practicing Muslim, and as a member of a military family. Two of his uncles are proud U.S. Army veterans, formerly stationed in Fort Lewis, WA and Fort Jackson, SC, and his brother-in-law a proud U.S. Navy veteran, formerly stationed in Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI.

Tom Ikeda is the founding Executive Director of Densho. He is a sansei (third generation Japanese American) who was born and raised in Seattle. Tom’s parents and grandparents were incarcerated during World War II at Minidoka, Idaho. In addition to leading the organization over the last 20 years, Tom has conducted over 200 video-recorded, oral history interviews with Japanese Americans. He has received numerous awards for his historical contributions, including the Humanities Washington Award for outstanding achievement in the public humanities, the National JACL Japanese American of the Biennium award for Education, and the Microsoft Alumni Fellows Award.

Densho is a grassroots organization dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in order to deepen understandings of American history and inspire action for equity. Densho is a Japanese term meaning “to pass on to the next generation,” or to leave a legacy.

Pramila Jayapal is the Congresswoman for Washington's 7th District. An immigrant and the first Indian-American woman in the House of Representatives, Jayapal has spent the last twenty years working internationally and domestically as a leading national advocate for women’s, immigrant, civil, and human rights.
https://jayapal.house.gov/about/

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. First come, first seated.

This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation and is presented in partnership with Densho, CAIR-WA and ACLU of Washington. Books will be available for purchase from Elliott Bay Book Co. at the event.

For full event details, visit http://post.spl.org/2j7Cui8.