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DESCRIPTION:DAY of REMEMBRANCE 2011 FEATURES SCREENING of &ldquo\;PILRIMAGE
 &rdquo\;\n[Chicago\, Illinois] &ndash\; The annual Day of Remembrance 2011
  will be held on Sunday\, February 13\, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chicago H
 istory Museum located at 1601 North Clark Street in Chicago\, Illinois.\nT
 he Japanese American community in the Chicago area comes together every ye
 ar to commemorate the 1942 signing of Presidential Executive Order 9066\, 
 which led to the incarceration of some 120\,000 Americans of Japanese ance
 stry during World War II. This grave injustice\, which resulted in restitu
 tion and an apology by the government\, had a profound effect on the Japan
 ese American community.\nThis year&rsquo\;s program features a screening o
 f Pilgrimage\, an inspiring film about the transformation of an abandoned 
 WWII concentration camp into a symbol of retrospection &amp\; solidarity f
 or people of all ages\, races &amp\; nationalities in our post 9/11 world.
  &nbsp\;\nMeet Tadashi Nakamura\, a fourth-generation Japanese American fi
 lmmaker from Los Angeles. &nbsp\;Using archival footage &amp\; a contempor
 ary soundtrack\, Nakamura tells his community&rsquo\;s history to a new ge
 neration. &nbsp\;The Director will present his film and answer questions f
 rom the audience.\nThis event is sponsored by the Chicago Japanese America
 n Council\, the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society\, the Japanes
 e American Citizens League &ndash\; Chicago Chapter\, and the Japanese Ame
 rican Service Committee. &nbsp\;The program is free &amp\; open to the pub
 lic. Parking is available for $9 with validation one block north of the Mu
 seum at Clark and LaSalle Streets (entrance on Stockton Drive). &nbsp\;For
  further information\, 773-275-0097\, ext. 222.
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SUMMARY:Day of Remembrance Chicago 2011 Featuring Tadashi Nakamura and his 
 Film "Pilgrimage"
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