Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The Value of Civil Liberties- a Film and Moderated Talk

ACC’s Over A Cup of Tea presents "The Value of Civil Liberties: Remembering the Wartime Internment of Japanese Americans in a Post 9/11 World”

Guest Moderators: Professors Ellen Wu and Karen Inouye
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Time: 7 p.m. - 8:00pm
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street

Description: Come join new Asian American Studies faculty members Karen Inouye (American Studies) and Ellen Wu (History) for a viewing of the thought-provoking documentary, "9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then and Now" (produced by the Japanese American National Museum). After screening, Professors Inouye and Wu will answer questions about the internment of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two and discuss how this pivotal event in Asian American history continues to impact us today. For more information, please contact Mai-Lin Poon at acc@indiana.edu.

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