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Indefinite Detentions of U.S. Citizens
President Barack
Obama reversed his stated intention to veto the 2012
National Defense Authorization Act, and he deserves
the condemnation he is getting. This act authorizes
the military to detain indefinitely, without due
process, anybody -- including U.S. citizens. To many
people, due process may be something that only
concerns criminals, but it is something that my
family holds precious -- my entire family was
detained indefinitely without charges, without
chance to defend themselves in court after being
declared "enemy non-aliens" by the U.S. government.
We suffered deeply for this, but our American
Constitution suffered even more. After three
presidents have apologized on behalf of the American
people for the travesty of justice represented by
the internment of Japanese-Americans, Obama's
current actions can only be called despicable and
cowardly.
Susan Hayase
Former NOC
chairperson and vice chairperson of the Civil
Liberties Public Education Fund |
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2012 San Jose
Day of Remembrance
Echoes of Executive Order 9066
On
February 19, 2012, members of the San Jose community will
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing
of Executive Order 9066 at the 32nd Annual San Jose Day of
Remembrance event. The executive order eventually led to the
mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War
II. The San Jose Day of Remembrance program, entitled
“Civil Liberties Under Siege,” brings different
communities together to remember the signing of the
executive order -- which many people now acknowledge to be a
great civil liberties tragedy – and attendees are encouraged
to reflect on what that historical event means to their
lives today.
Many people, especially within the
Japanese American community, feel that important lessons can
be extracted from the incarceration of Japanese Americans
and that those lessons are pertinent to the issues of today.
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NOC Events |
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32nd
Annual San Jose
Day of Remembrance
Civil
Liberties
Under Siege
Sunday,
Feb 19, 2012
San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
640 N. Fifth Street, San Jose, CA
5:30-7:30pm
Event is
free and open to the public
Download PDF
Flyer
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2012
San Jose Day of Remembrance
commemorates the 70th anniversary
of the signing of Executive Order 9066 which led to
the forced incarceration of 120,000 people of
Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were American
citizens. Each year, we gather to remember that
great civil liberties tragedy from over 70 years ago and
each one of us reflects on what that event means to us today. The Day of Remembrance is an event that aims to
bring different communities together in order to build trust,
respect and understanding among all people and to renew our
pledge to fight for equality, justice and peace.
The featured speakers will
be Karen Korematsu, the daughter of civil liberties
activist, Fred Korematsu, and cofounder of the
Fred
T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education,
and Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the
Council
of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco Bay Area
chapter.
The program includes
other speakers from the community, a performance from
internationally acclaimed
San Jose Taiko, a
candle lighting ceremony and remembrance, and the
traditional candlelight procession through historic
Japantown. For more information, contact
info@sjnoc.org
or call
408-374-2722. |
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Click
here to see photo gallery of the 2011 San Jose Day of
Remembrance |
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Click
here to see photo gallery of the 2010 San Jose Day of
Remembrance
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