If you're in the Washington D.C. area this weekend, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program invites to you to the 2011 Annual Day of Remembrance at the Smithsonian, observing the 69th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which imprisoned 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The event will include guest speaker Terry Shima, 442nd RCT veteran, and a screening and discussion of the documentary 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity. It's happening Saturday, February 19 at the Smithsonian Institution. Here are some more details:
Day of Remembrance at the SmithsonianThe event will include a post-screening forum with the director Junichi Suzuki. It's all free and open to the public. To learn more about the film, and for further details about the event, including venue and parking info, go to the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program website here.
442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
Film Screening and Discussion with Director Junichi Suzuki
Guest Speaker Terry Shima, 442nd RCT Veteran
To observe the 69th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt which led to the imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, the
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, present the film 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity at the Smithsonian Institution.
This event is free and open to the public
When:
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 2PM
Where:
Carmichael Auditorium
National Museum of American History
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW