Falando alto! Democracia, Justiça, Dignidade
Para o 25º aniversário da legislação de reparação nipo-americana, o Museu Nacional Nipo-Americano apresentou sua quarta conferência nacional “Speaking Up! Democracia, Justiça, Dignidade” em Seattle, Washington, de 4 a 7 de julho de 2013. Esta conferência trouxe novos insights, análises acadêmicas e perspectivas comunitárias sobre as questões de democracia, justiça e dignidade.
Esses artigos resultam da conferência e detalham as experiências nipo-americanas de diferentes perspectivas.
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Stories from this series
A Daughter’s View of Minoru Yasui, “Civil Rights Hero”
8 de Janeiro de 2014 • Holly Yasui
My dad Minoru Yasui was always, or almost always my hero. But of course that was not true for everyone, nor at all times. When he initiated his test case in 1942, he was not considered a hero. The press labeled him a treacherous Jap spy, and the National Secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) called him “a self-serving martyr … seeking headlines.” In 1944, when he visited the Heart Mountain draft resisters to try to persuade them …
Japanese Americans in Seattle
25 de Novembro de 2013 • Tom Ikeda
I’ve been asked to talk about the history of Seattle’s Japanese American community. And because Densho has 750 oral history interviews and thousands of historic photographs, I thought it would be easy to pick out a few stories to share with you today. But the more I thought about the task, the more overwhelmed I became over the many choices. For example, I could talk about the Issei pioneers who came to Seattle in the 1880s and who worked in …
記録文学としての短歌、俳句、川柳:一世が詠んだ民主主義、正義、尊厳 - その2/2
20 de Novembro de 2013 • Teruko Kumei
その1を読む>>3.アメリカ民主義:排日からリドレスまで排日 1907年のニューヨークタイムズの記事には、「白人の世界の日本人の侵略」と書かれています。やがて紳士協約が結ばれ、1913年カリフォルニア州外国人土地法、1920年の写真花嫁への旅券発給停止、1922年小澤孝雄判決による帰化不能外国人の決定、1924年移民法による日本人移民の停止と続きます。 短歌から三つばかり拾ってみました。法律とは別に、家を借りることができない社会的差別や、市民権がないばかりに泣き寝入りしな…
記録文学としての短歌、俳句、川柳:一世が詠んだ民主主義、正義、尊厳 - その1/2
18 de Novembro de 2013 • Teruko Kumei
本日は、「短歌、俳句、川柳が詠む民主主義」と題して、最初に、「民衆の文学」として初期の作品を、つぎに「生活の記録、感情の詩」としてアメリカの生活を詠み込んだ作品を、最後に「アメリカ民主義 排日からリドレスまで」と題して、作品をいくつか取り上げます。 1. 民衆の文学 俳句や短歌、川柳は日本の「国民の文学」とでもいうべき文学形態で、一般の人々の生活に根ざしていました。当然、アメリカに行っても、生活の一部として作っていたものと考えられます。移民史などの史料を総合しますと、190…
In My Parents’ Words – Issei Voices from Department of Justice Camps
4 de Novembro de 2013 • Satoru Ichikawa
My father was the resident minister of the Seattle Buddhist Church. The construction of the temple on 14th Avenue & Main Street was nearing completion. It carried a heavy mortgage and payments had to be made. A cornerstone laying ceremony was held on March 16, 1941. These jubilant members had no idea that WWII would start later that year to disrupt their lives. War broke out between Japan and the U.S. with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI on December …
Keynote Address at Japanese American National Museum’s National Conference on July 6, 2013 in Seattle, Washington
29 de Outubro de 2013 • Norman Y. Mineta
You know, this evening I was originally supposed to speak here tonight in a conversation with Senator Daniel K. Inouye. But as all of us know, our community and our nation suffered a very great loss with his passing and that loss is definitely felt tonight. Of all the stories that I’ve ever heard or could tell about our great friend, Senator Dan Inouye, there is one that will always stand out in my mind. In the darkest days of …