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DESCRIPTION:Pacific Asian Nuclear-Free Peace Alliance (PANPA) is hosting fr
 ee screenings of a 2019 Japanese documentary\, &ldquo\;Korean Schools in J
 apan&rdquo\; on Saturday\, January 4th\, and Sunday\, January 5th\,&nbsp\;
 2020. This compelling film tells stories of 100 years of struggles against
  discrimination suffered by Zainichi\, the permanent ethnic Korean residen
 ts of Japan.\n\nKorean Schools in Japan were established right after the W
 WII\, and in the early years\, there were about 500 schools attended by 50
 0\,000 students. They were ordered by GHQ\, the US occupational force\, an
 d the Japanese government to close down the operation. After a long strugg
 le\, today about 60 of them\, from kindergarten to university remain.\n\nI
 n 2010\, the Abe government decided that the high school education in Japa
 n should be free\; however\, in 2013\, Korean schools in Japan became excl
 uded from the program. Local governments also started cutting funding for 
 these schools.\n\nThis 2019 film was produced\, written and directed by Ko
  Chanyu. The screening will be done with both English and Korean subtitles
 . It is provided and presented by the courtesy of Education for Social Jus
 tice Foundation. http://www.e4sjf.org/\n\nThis is the first of the film se
 ries presented by Pacific Asian Nuclear-Free Peace Alliance. The series ex
 plores the intersections of militarism\, colonialism and gender. Donations
  would be highly appreciated.\n\nTsukuru Fors\, founder of Pacific Asian N
 uclear-Free Peace Alliance and curator of the series\, decided to include 
 this film\, because the policies of hate and animosity employed by the Abe
  government is its way to clear the path for re-militarization of Japan. T
 he International community should be made aware of the dangerous path that
  Japan is on along with other governments/leaders who advocate war and mil
 itarism instead of peace and co-existence.\n\n<strong>Saturday\, January 4
 th\, 2020\, 2pm to 4:30pm\nFruit of the Spirit Lutheran Church/Christ the 
 King Lutheran Church</strong>\n2706 W. 182<sup>nd</sup> Street\, Torrance\
 , CA 90504\n\n<strong>Sunday\, January 5th\, 2020\, 4pm to 6pm\nKIWA (Kore
 atown Immigrant Workers Alliance)</strong>\n1053 S. New Hampshire Avenue\,
  Los Angeles\, CA 90006\n\nFor Media Inquiries\, Please contact Tsukuru Fo
 rs: \nforfuturefukushima@gmail.com\n(323)899-0463
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SUMMARY:Free Screening: Korean Schools in Japan - Stories of Struggles Agai
 nst State-Supported Acts of Cultural Genocide
URL:/en/events/2020/01/05/free-screening-korean-schools-in-japan-stories/
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