UC Irvine 11- delivered at the Santa Ana courthouse press conference on Monday, September 19th, 2011victims
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.

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

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Download the Stand Up For Justice Curriculum Guide

1. Guide (PDF)
2. Cards (PDF)
3. Appendix (PDF)

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Frank Seishi Emi, an NCRR Hero
The Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress mourns the loss of our dear friend and our hero, Frank Emi. We are fortunate to have known Frank since 1983 when he joined NCRR. It was during the early days of the redress movement when we first learned about the Fair Play Committee and the Resisters of Conscience. Why hadn’t we learned about America’s concentration camps and those few who, like Frank, fought back?!   It was through the redress movement and hearing people’s stories that our history was slowly revealed. Read more...

30th Anniversary Party
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Civil rights activists give voice to Muslim community
Current political issues, religious freedom and racism were among the issues discussed in a lecture by Asian Americans for Community and Talent (AACT). Read more...

9/11 Healing Memorial at the Islamic Center of Southern California
Assalamu Alaikum. Peace Be Upon You.
9/11 changed us. As we watched the Twin Towers topple, as we heard the anguished tears of those who lost loved ones, as we waited anxiously for the flood of news to end, we felt the change creep in and settle. That change was fear and in many ways, it never left. Read more...

VIGIL IN LITTLE TOKYO TO SUPPORT MUSLIM AMERICANS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), in cooperation with the JACCC and other groups invite the community to come out to the plaza in front of the JACCC on Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m., to show support for Muslim Americans who are increasingly being subjected to a hateful campaign of anti-Muslim and anti-Islam lies and attacks.

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FOR VOX POPULI
Muslims and Buddhists are Not the Same and That’s Fine.
This is the holy month of Ramadan when observant Muslims carry out acts of compassion and charity, fast from sunup and “break their fast” at sundown to reaffirm their faith. Read more...

ANTI MOSQUE, ANTI ISLAM, ANTI AMERICAN
The people who are coming up with all sorts of explanations as to why they object to a mosque in the vicinity of “ground zero,” in New York, cloak themselves under all manner of aggrieved American citizens. At best, in memory of the loss of someone and at worst, simply acknowledging their dislike of anything Muslim. Read more...

NCRR members, Kathy Masaoka and Tony Osumi juried student displays about Pearl Harbor and the WWII Concentration Camps held at the Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles. One of the displays was about the Tuskegee airmen, and Major Levi H Thornbill represented them at the event. See photos.

With an almost “sold-out” screening of “Lt. Watada”, director Freida Mock answered the numerous questions along with Watada’s mother, Carolyn Ho, Watada’s, father Bob and stepmother, Rosa. The documentary film was based on the life of Ehren Watada and his refusal to deploy to Iraq. The event was held at the Henry Hwang Theatre (East West Theatre) in Little Tokyo. See photos.

Quakers: Friends of the
Japanese American Community
During WWII, the Religious Society of Friends (also known as the Quakers), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and its affiliates were among the few groups to publicly support and aid the 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were forced to leave their homes on the
West Coast and incarcerated in ten camps across the United States. See more...

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