And Then They Came for Us: “From the Incarceration of Japanese Americans to the Travel Ban”

Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. And Then They Came for Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and following Japanese American activists as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban. Knowing our history is the first step to ensuring we do not repeat it. And Then They Came for Us is a cautionary and inspiring tale for these dark times.

Film screening and panel discussion.


Program Schedule:
6:40pm - Doors open
7:00pm - Program begins

Featuring:
Abby Ginzberg – Director “And Then They Came for Us”
Donald K. Tamaki – Managing Partner of Minami Tamaki
Ammad Rafiqi – Civil rights attorney with the Council on American Islamic Relations
Q & A moderated by Alice Yang – History Professor, UC Santa Cruz

Part of The Humanities Institute Freedom and Race series.