September 15, 2018
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The accomplishments of the segregated Japanese American 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe, one of the most decorated units in U.S. Army history, has been widely recognized as one of the ironies of the World War II experience given the wartime incarceration of over 110,000 West Coast perso…
September 27, 2018
5:15 PM to 7:15 PM
In World War II, Camp Livingston was a bustling US Army base located near Alexandria, Louisiana. It is mostly remembered for its use during the Louisiana Maneuvers and housing German, Italian, and Japanese POWs. The internment of almost 1,100 men of Japanese ancestry as enemy aliens is mostly erased…
September 28, 2018
4:15 PM to 6:00 PM
Cloth forms markets in which vast amounts of money circulate. As well as having deep associations with literature and painting, it occupied a major position in the culture and industry of Edo-period Japan. In cloth, we find points of similarity between the countries of Asia, as well as features that…
September 29, 2018
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The resettlement from the War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps to the regions east of the Rockies and back to the Pacific Coast towards the war’s end is a critical, yet understudied aspect of the Japanese American community during and immediately after World War II. With scholars, filmmaker…
October 1, 2018
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Join us as we hear from Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu about his new book, From Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Transforming Self and Society with Compassion. Millions have found mindfulness to be a powerful practice for reducing stress, enhancing attention, and instilling tranquility. But it can offer…
October 7, 2018
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
While the WWII War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps and the Army/Department of Justice camps that incarcerated nearly 120,0000 persons of Japanese ancestry have rightly garnered attention as examples of violations of civil liberties in the U.S., the story of citizen isolation centers for those…
November 2, 2018
4:15 PM to 6:00 PM
In many temples today in Japan, one can see a fire ritual performed the origin of which traces back some four thousand years or more to Vedic India and the ancient religious practices of Iran. The Shingon tradition maintains this ritual practice in which offerings are made into a fire built on an al…
November 3, 2018
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Tantric Buddhism is largely informed by doctrines continuous with those of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and indeed there is no sharp line between the two, but the relation should be seen as extending over a large transitional zone. The more unique contribution of tantra is what has been called its “ritu…
November 13, 2018
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Screening of the film And Then They Came For Us and panel discussion with: Karen Korematsu, Founder & Executive Director, Fred T. Korematsu Institute Donald K. Tamaki, Partner, Minami Tamaki LLP, Korematsu coram nobis counsel This event is supported by the…
November 16, 2018
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Kyu Hyun Kim (University of California Davis) This event is co-sponsored by the USC Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Abstract The boxing manga Ashita no Jo (Jo of Tomorrow, drawn by Chiba Tetsuya, written by Kajiwara Ikki, a.k.a. Takamori Asao, 1968-1973) and the pro-wrestling…
November 30, 2018
4:15 PM to 6:00 PM
This talk examines the impact of the massive 1960 protests in Japan against the US-Japan security treaty on Japanese society. Although the protests ultimately failed to prevent passage of a revised version of the treaty, they did grow to become the largest popular protests in Japanese history and br…
December 8, 2018
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
A symposium exploring allies of Japanese Americans during World War II who defended and supported those living under martial law in Hawaii, in the U.S. military, and behind barbed wire in War Relocation Authority camps as well as in their resettlement once out of camp. Leading scholars, filmmakers, …
