Session 1

Authors

• Northeastern Illinois University Archives

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

9-22-2021

Comments

Greetings: Steven Harris, NEIU Dean of Libraries

Plenary Speaker: John Tateishi, author of "Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations." Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) redress committee chair, JACL national redress director and past JACL executive director

Arts Activism: Storytelling & Movement Building at Work

• To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Commission Hearings that led to redress and reparations for Japanese Americans, this 90-minute roundtable with artists and community organizers discuss the significance and influence of the CWRIC hearings.  

  • Kathy Masaoka of Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress and Nikkei Progressives
  • Kennedy Kabasares of PULLproject Ensemble
  • Takayo Fischer, cast member of "Tales of Clamor"
  • traci kato-kiriyama of PULLproject Ensemble and Nikkei Progressives

Recommended Citation

Northeastern Illinois University Archives, "Session 1" (2021). With Liberty and Justice for All: Racism, Redress and Reparations, A Conference Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Chicago Redress Hearings, September 22-23, 2021. 1.
https://neiudc.neiu.edu/jarc-conf2021/1