2024 Day of Remembrance: The Importance of Protecting the Rights and Freedoms of AllNEW

Every year, the Japanese American community in Chicago comes together to commemorate Executive Order 9066 as a reminder of the fragility of civil liberties in times of crisis and the importance of protecting the rights and freedoms of all. Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, EO 9066 led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.

During this year’s program “Japanese American Incarceration: Healing Histories Across Generations,” join us we explore what it means to heal from traumas of the past. Lisa Doi, president of the Japanese American Citizens League Chicago Chapter, moderates a conversation with Jami Nakamura Lin, author of The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir, and Dr. Donna Nagata, researcher of intergenerational impact from Japanese American incarceration. Dr. Nagata explores the concept of individual and cultural trauma through her decades long research on the Nisei, Sansei, and Yonsei generations following Japanese American incarceration. Lin similarly asks “How do we learn to live with the things that haunt us?” in her speculative memoir The Night Parade.

An interactive children’s program, “Healing Through Generations” will occur at the same time as the main event offering interactive stations to learn and connect with incarceration history. This program is for preschool through 6th graders and their caregivers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Youth ages 7th grade and up can attend individually.

Free; RSVP required.

This event is sponsored by the Chic

Location
Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark