BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2901@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20110219T000000Z DTEND:20110219T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong>An Intimate Dinner with George Takei </strong>\n<strong ><a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/shop/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp\; products_id=117">Fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment</a> </strong>\n<st rong></strong>\n\nJoin the Oregon Nikkei Endowment for a light supper and a talk with George Takei on February 19 in Portland. This event will fea ture musical entertainment and a chance to meet the actor best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the Star Trek series and films and as a Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community activist.\n\nFebruary 19 is also the Day of Remembrance\, commemorating the day President Roosevelt signe d Executive Order 9066\, which led to the World War II incarceration of J apanese Americans. This event is a fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment \, whose mission is to preserve and honor the history and culture of Japa nese Americans in the Pacific Northwest\, to educate the public about the Japanese American experience during World War II\, and to advocate for t he protection of civil rights for all Americans.\n\n<strong><a href="http ://www.oregonnikkei.org/shop/product_info.php?cPath=23&amp\;products_id=11 7">Seats are $100 per person.</a> </strong> The deadline to sign up is Wed nesday\, February 9. To learn more\, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowmen t at 503-224-1458.\n\n<a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org">www.oregonnikk ei.org</a> DTSTAMP:20240425T204253Z SUMMARY:George Takei Event: Benefit for Oregon Nikkei Endowment URL:/en/events/2011/02/19/george-takei-event-benefit-for-oregon-nikkei-endo / END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR