Join the Symposium at the Japan Information and Cultural Center in Washington D.C. for a special presentation by Dr. Mitch Maki. Reception to follow.

Presented by The Japanese American Network of Greater Washington (JANOGW), the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C. (JCAW) and facilitated by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM).

Dr. Maki will discuss the Japanese American political experience, from the rise of the internment redress movement of the 1970s and 1980s to the current state of Japanese American political involvement, including political representation in Washington, D.C. and unifying issues. He will also explore possible political roles the Japanese American community may take in the future, including thoughts on whether Japanese Americans may play a more significant role in US – Japan relations and the ramifications in Japan of having Japanese Americans involved in politics here in the United States.

Dr. Maki is the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles. He is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked for the County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services, El Centro Human Services, and the Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital. He is the lead author of the award-winning book, Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress, a detailed case study of the passage of the 1988 Civil Liberties Act. This critically acclaimed book documents the development of the redress movement from its earliest roots during World War II, through the formal introduction of the idea during the 1970s, and the judicial and legislative battles of the 1980s and 1990s. In December 2000, the book received the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, which is given to books addressing the study of bigotry and human rights in North America.

RSVP via email to JANOGWRSVP@gmail.com with your name and number of attendees.

Japan Information and Cultural Center Galleria at Lafayette Centre III
1155 21st Street, NW (Gallery Level)
Washington, DC 20036