BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2649@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20100912T000000Z DTEND:20100912T000000Z DESCRIPTION:State and federal constitutions spell out many liberties and ri ghts\, but it is people who challenge prejudice and discrimination and tra nsform those lofty ideals into practical realities. In the era of the Patr iot Act and polarizing issues such as immigration reform and gay marriage\ , an appreciation for and defense of civil liberties is as important as ev er.&nbsp\;\n\n<em>Wherever There&rsquo\;s a Fight</em>&nbsp\;captures the sweeping story of how freedom and equality have grown in California\, from the gold rush right up to the precarious post-9/11 era. The book tells th e often hidden stories of brave individuals who have stood up for their ri ghts in the face of social hostility\, physical violence\, economic hardsh ip\, and political stonewalling. It connects the experiences of early Chin ese immigrants subjected to discriminatory laws to those of professionals who challenged McCarthyism and those of people who have fought to gain equ al rights in California schools: people of color\, people with disabilitie s\, and people standing up for their religious freedom. Elinson and Yogi a lso follow the ongoing struggles for workers&rsquo\; rights and same-sex m arriage. And they bring a special focus to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans\, including the infamous Korematsu decision\, which was foreshadowed by a century of civil liberties violations and reverberat es in issues we continue to grapple with today: dissent\, racism\, immigra tion\, and the meaning of national security.&nbsp\;\n\nJoin the authors fo r a virtual tour of significant sites in Southern California in civil righ ts history.&nbsp\;\n\nAbout the Authors:\nElaine Elinson was the communica tions director of the ACLU of Northern California and editor of the ACLU N ews for more than two decades. She is a coauthor of<em>Development Debacle : The World Bank in the Philippines</em>\, which was banned by the Marcos regime. Her articles have been published in the&nbsp\;<em>Los Angeles Dail y Journal</em>\, the<em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>The Natio n</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Poets and Writers</em>\, and numerous other periodicals . She is married to journalist Rene CiriaCruz and they have one son.&nbsp\ ;\n\nStan Yogi has managed development programs for the ACLU of Northern C alifornia since 1997. He is the coeditor of two books\,&nbsp\;<em>Highway 99: A Literary Journey through California's Great Central Valley</em>&nbsp \;and&nbsp\;<em>Asian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography</em>. His work has appeared in the&nbsp\;<em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>\,&nbs p\;<em>MELUS</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Los Angeles Daily Journal</em>\, and several anthologies. He is married to nonprofit administrator David Carroll and l ives in Oakland.\n\nReservations recommended to rsvp@janm.org or 213.625.0 414 at least 48 hours prior.\n\n<a href="http://www.janm.org/" target="_bl ank">www.janm.org</a> DTSTAMP:20240419T033657Z SUMMARY:Wherever There’s a Fight by Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi URL:/en/events/2010/09/12/wherever-theres-a-fight-by-elaine-elinson-and-sta / END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR