You can watch the 2022
San Jose Day of Remembrance on
February 19, 2022 from 3:00 PM
to 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
by clicking on the following
link or copying and pasting
the
link into your browser:
Although the official program
start time is 3:00 PM (PT),
you can watch a
special performance of IKKAI
by the Kambara+ dance
group if you tune in earlier
at 2:50 PM.
IKKAI
means once. The
performance is a
transplanted
pilgrimage, an
immersive dance
project that explores
the resilience of the
Japanese American
community. IKKAI
demonstrates how we
heal from generational
trauma and how we find
ways to transform the
violence enacted upon
our forebearers into
compassion and
strength that can be
used to stand
alongside others.
Day of Remembrance Program
Schedule
Watch the program live at 3:00
PM (PT) on February 19, 2022
at this link:
You
can also watch the program
after that date and time by
clicking on the same link.
The
42nd Annual San Jose Day of
Remembrance program will be held
virtually on Saturday, February 19
from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Pacific Time).
The event falls on the 80th
anniversary of the signing of
Executive Order 9066 which led to
the World War II incarceration of more
than 120,000 people of Japanese
descent, two-thirds of whom were
American citizens.
The theme
for this virtual program is Overcoming
Hate and Fear: The 80th Anniversary of
E.O 9066. Over the past two
plus years, many communities have had
to deal with multiple challenges
including the deadly pandemic;
economic, educational, and personal
hardship; intense political division,
and physical and emotional isolation.
During these tumultuous times, we also
witnessed violent hate crimes and
racist acts, including horrific
incidents directed toward AAPI and
African-American communities. In the
midst of great tragedy and horror, we
also saw different communities come
together in the struggle for racial
and social justice.
Since one of the driving forces
behind WW II Japanese American
incarceration was attributed
to racial prejudice, many
Japanese Americans feel
compelled to join with other
communities in denouncing
hate, prejudice, and violence
and in continuing the fight
for social justice.
Rally in Cupertino, California
Related to this theme, NOC is honored
to have featured Day of Remembrance
speaker, Cynthia Choi,
a codirector of
Chinese for
Affirmative Action and cofounder of
Stop AAPI Hate. Often cited by major
news organizations, Stop AAPI Hate has
had a tremendous impact in raising
awareness about the rise of violence
and hate-based incidents directed
towards the AAPI community. Not only
is Stop AAPI Hate trying to understand
the realities of anti-Asian racism,
the organization is also a platform
for finding community-based solutions.
Locally, the
San Jose Nikkei
Resisters (SJNR) is one group that is
forming community-based solutions.
Over the past year, SJNR partnered
with the
Council on American Islamic
Relations (CAIR) in presenting
bystander intervention training and
de-escalation techniques.
Kelsey Ichikawa is the chair
of the Reimagining Public Safety
Subcommittee in SJNR and will talk
about their recent work.
The
2022 Day of Remembrance program will
also commemorate the 80th anniversary
of the signing of
Executive Order
9066. As part of this commemoration,
Eiko Yamaichi, as
well as other former incarcerees will
give their remembrances of their
incarceration.
In 1988, the
United States gave an official apology
to former incarcerees of the camps
with the passage of the
Civil
Liberties Act of 1988. It is important
to note that there were many people
who were also incarcerated in the same
camps as Japanese Americans but were
not offered the same acknowledgement.
Grace Shimizu of the
Campaign for Justice Redress Now for
Japanese Latin Americans will speak
about the continued fight for truth,
acknowledgement, and justice. Read
more about the plight of Japanese
Latin Americans and the campaign for
justice...
2022 Day of
Remembrance Film Trailers
Cynthia
Choi, Stop AAPI Hate
In this
short Day of
Remembrance film
trailer, Cynthia Choi,
cofounder of Stop AAPI
Hate and codirector of
Chinese for
Affirmative Action,
talks about starting
Stop AAPI Hate in
order to understand
the nature of the
attacks on the AAPI
community and to come
up with solutions.
Alice
Hikido, Camp
Remembrance
This trailer for
the 2022 San Jose Day
of Remembrance
spotlights Alice
Hikido, who was
incarcerated in
Minikoka, Idaho. Alice
recalls a sad episode
of a mother who was
under tremendous
stress in the camp.
Campaign for Justice: Redress
NOW for Japanese Latin Americans
During
WWII, the U.S. government went outside
its borders and violated the rights of
over 2,200 men, women and children of
Japanese ancestry in 13 Latin American
countries in the name of “national
security.” These “potentially
dangerous enemy aliens” were
imprisoned in concentration camps in
the U.S. for use as hostages in
exchange for U.S. citizens held in Far
East war zones. On the 80th
anniversary of Executive Order 9066,
the U.S. government has yet to
acknowledge and properly redress these
crimes against humanity.
