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Save the Date
• Meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 at the JACCC in Little Tokyo.
• About
• Background
The Bridging Communities Program In a Nutshell
The goal of the Bridging Communities Program is to create awareness, dialogue and ultimately activism from Japanese American and Muslim American youth through a series of interactive sessions including topics such as: identity, culture, religion, civil rights, community history, advocacy, and community service.
This year's program will target students at a higher level of understanding in terms of personal identity, community identity and civil rights. In this action oriented year our, Bridging Communities will focus on advocacy, community organizing and creating service projects that create an impact on the community.
Past and Future screenings of Stand Up For Justice - Click here
Historical Video Archives
To view NCRR members in the historical
archives, click here.
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NCRR is opposed to any legislation that abrogates the rights of citizens and residents as guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution. These rights have been violated at Guantanamo Bay and continue today.
Read more:
• Infowars: Obama’s Signing Statement on NDAA: I have the power to detain Americans… but I won’t
• Manzanar Committee: National Defense Authorization Act: Nikkei Community Must Redouble Efforts To Defend Constitutional Rights
The National Defense Authorization Act authorizes any future president to order the military to pick up individuals far from any battlefield and imprison them without charge or trial. As a result, the NDAA violates the Constitution, our international law obligations, and our nation's commitment to the rule of law.
-- No president should be given the power to send our military around the globe, to places where there is no armed conflict, and imprison civilians based on suspicion alone (no matter how much we trust any president, this power is too great).
-- The United States itself should be off-limits to military authority to imprison civilians without charge or trial.
-- No president should ever be REQUIRED to put civilians into military custody without charge or trial.
Sample letters to use to send to Congressmen: Letter 1 | Letter 2
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Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress reflects upon historic grassroots movement
Members and friends of the Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) celebrated the activist organization's achievements, especially its victorious campaign for redress, during its 30th anniversary party on Sept. 25 in Little Tokyo. The 45 celebrants at the Teramachi condominium complex were treated to a potluck lunch, viewed a video about NCRR's activities, toasted the anniversary with Champagne and heard several individuals speak of their experiences as part of the civil rights organization. Read more...
This
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NCRR's Historical Lobbying Trip for Redress, Washington DC, 1987.
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NCRR READER
A history on the formation of the NCRR and it’s struggle for redress
Click here to open the reader
Ehren Watada: Free at Last
Three military courts rejected Watada's double jeopardy claim; but as soon as the case was appealed to a civilian court, US District Court Judge Benjamin Settle issued a stay blocking the retrial and charging that "the military judge likely abused his discretion."
The Army announced it would appeal but then did nothing for eighteen months, leaving Watada in limbo. Finally, after a campaign by Watada's supporters, the Obama administration's Department of Justice nixed the Army's appeal. The Army threatened to court martial Watada on other charges but finally decided to accept defeat.
Click here for the full story
1000 rally for Lt. Watada at Ft. Lewis during the court martial.
See more photos here.
The Parents of Ehren Watada
welcomed in Little Tokyo
By Gwen Muranaka of the Rafu Shimpo
NCRR and Visual Communications premiered
Stand Up for Justice at Day of Remembrance 2004
As a prelude to the February 21, 2004 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance, members of the Ralph Lazo family and several old friends of Ralph gathered together at a luncheon sponsored by the Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) Education Committee and Visual Communications, co-producers of Stand Up for Justice: the Ralph Lazo Story. Read the full story here.
NEW: Download the Stand Up For Justice Curriculum Guide
1. Appendix (PDF)
2. Cards (PDF)
3. Guide (PDF) |
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Current News
Download the 2012 Banner
 Day of Remembrance 2012
The connection between past and present constitutional issues was emphasized at the annual Day of Remembrance program in Little Tokyo. "70 Years After Executive Order 9066: Defending Our Civil Liberties" Read more.
Kathy Masaoka awarded the Dan B. Genung Visionary Leadership Award from All Peoples Community Center
Kathy Masaoka, a co-chair of NCRR, was awarded the Dan B. Genung Visionary Leadership Award from All Peoples Community Center on October 6th, 2011. Kathy credits growing up in multi-ethnic Boyle Heights with helping her develop an appreciation for people from diverse backgrounds. As a minority student at a predominantly white high school, Kathy explored questions of race, culture and identity at an early age. Enrolling in some of the first Asian American Studies classes taught at UC Berkley in the late 1960s, she was determined to find answers to her questions. Read more.
NCRR condemns Lowe’s Home Improvement’s retraction of its advertising on the TLC’s program called All-American Muslim. Read more
UC Irvine 11- delivered at the Santa Ana courthouse press conference on Monday, September 19th, 2011 victims
During World War II, 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated in camps simply for being Japanese American and looking like the enemy who had bombed Pearl Harbor so we understand how it feels to be targeted. We had committed no wrong and there was no trial - our constitutional right to due process was denied. Read more.
A friend of NCRR has been collecting for Japan's March 11th,Tsunami victims
Dear all,
Sorry for the long silence. I'm getting better and I think I got about 80% of myself out of depression, but I'm still taking a mountain of medicine every night. Doesn't sound good, does it? But hey, with all of your support, I AM getting better. Brian Kito came to Japan about two weeks ago and went to Sendai and Ishinomaki and was stunned to see what's out there. Read more.
 All About Kizuna - Uniting Nikkei for the Future
Kizuna is the newest nonprofit organization on the block dedicated to building a much needed space for the next generation within our community. Kizuna is an organization that will allow a new generation of community activists to vision and implement a future for our community. Learn more.
L.A. Times: U.S. offical cites deceit in WWII internments. Read the full story.
A screening of Stand up for Justice was held at the East Los Angeles Library on May 24th attended by 200 plus viewers. See photos.
DOR 2011 -
September 11, 2001: Ten Years After
The main reception hall at the Japanese American Museum in Little Tokyo was filled to capacity with participants and visitors for DOR 2011. Read/see more.
Thank you from Ehren Watada
 Click here to see photos
 Download the Stand Up For Justice Curriculum Guide
1. Guide (PDF)
2. Cards (PDF)
3. Appendix (PDF)
If you want to purchase a copy of the commercial Stand Up for Justice DVD, order at vconline.org/alpha/cms/
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