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On February 19, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066 into law which incarcerated over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. ![]()
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EO 9066 gave the Department of Justice the pretense to unlawfully strip roughly 80,000 American-born citizens of Japanese ancestry of their 5th and 14th Amendment rights granted by the Constitution. Many of these Japanese Americans were Nisei (2nd generation), while their Issei (1st generation) parents were denied citizenship due to their race.![]()
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Now, 84 years later, another Federal administration is employing the same hateful, racist, and dehumanizing tactics on other groups of marginalized people. Remembering this history is not just about reflection; it is about recognizing the warning signs of authoritarianism in the present and raising our voices against injustice now. ![]()
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Our friends at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (@gardenavalleyjci) will be hosting a Day of Remembrance event to screen the documentary, “Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp,” followed by a powerful panel discussion which will contextualize these historical events and examine the parallels with present day events involving ICE raids on immigrant communities.![]()
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🗓 Saturday, February 28, 2026![]()
📍Gardena Valley JCI – Main Hall ![]()
1964 West 162nd St.![]()
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM![]()
🎟 Free admission | No registration required ![]()
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Come learn, reflect, and discover ways to take action in solidarity with impacted communities. The program will be recorded and available afterward on the GVJCI website. ![]()
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#DayOfRemembrance #DOR #EO9066 #CommunitySolidarity
