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STAYING IN ATLANTA FOR THE WEEKEND?
JOIN THE 2012 APA CIVIL RIGHTS
CONVENING IN THE SOUTH
Photo credit: Bonnie Youn
The 2012 Asian Pacific American Civil Rights Convening in the South will be held on on Sat. - Sun., March 17 - 18, 2012 at The King Center and the Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum. The event is hosted by the Asian Pacific American Historical Society, the Japanese American Citizens League – SE Chapter, OCA-Georgia, and the ACLU of Georgia as a means to address APA perspectives in the civil rights movement. The event hopes to bring attention to current civil rights issues that APAs face, with particular emphasis on issues in the South, and result in recommendations for action by the community. Make the most of your time in Atlanta, the birthplace of the American Civil Rights Movement!
SCHEDULE:
Sat., March 17, 2012: The King Center, 9 am - 5 pm
449 Auburn Avenue, NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, Tel. 404-526-8900
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
RSVP's REQUIRED: Email Tricia Sung
■ HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Asian Pacific American Civil Rights Leaders Roundtable - a historical perspective of APAs in the civil rights movement with APA SNCC activists from the 1960s, Japanese American redress movement activists, Filipino American veterans fight for pension rights, Chinese Exclusion Laws.
■ CASE STUDY #1: Discrimination Against Communities of Color in Post/9-11
■ CASE STUDY #2: Bullying of Asian Pacific Americans in the Military
■ TAKING ACTION: Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, Voting Rights in the South
■ TRAINING: Hate Crimes Prevention Training
■ ROUNDTABLE: Documenting APA Life Experiences in the South
■ TOURS: Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site, including Home & Ebenezer Baptist Church, and SCLC building on historic Auburn Avenue
Sun., March 18, 2012: Tne Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, 11 am - 3 pm
1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Tel. 678-222-3700
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PAY MUSEUM ADMISSION ONLY.
■ HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Japanese American Internees and Their Descendants Share Their Stories
■ TRAINING: Hate Crimes Prevention Training for Educators
■ TOURS: Docent-led tours of "The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps"
SCHEDULE:
Sat., March 17, 2012: The King Center, 9 am - 5 pm
449 Auburn Avenue, NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, Tel. 404-526-8900
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
RSVP's REQUIRED: Email Tricia Sung
■ HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Asian Pacific American Civil Rights Leaders Roundtable - a historical perspective of APAs in the civil rights movement with APA SNCC activists from the 1960s, Japanese American redress movement activists, Filipino American veterans fight for pension rights, Chinese Exclusion Laws.
■ CASE STUDY #1: Discrimination Against Communities of Color in Post/9-11
■ CASE STUDY #2: Bullying of Asian Pacific Americans in the Military
■ TAKING ACTION: Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, Voting Rights in the South
■ TRAINING: Hate Crimes Prevention Training
■ ROUNDTABLE: Documenting APA Life Experiences in the South
■ TOURS: Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site, including Home & Ebenezer Baptist Church, and SCLC building on historic Auburn Avenue
Sun., March 18, 2012: Tne Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, 11 am - 3 pm
1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Tel. 678-222-3700
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PAY MUSEUM ADMISSION ONLY.
■ HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Japanese American Internees and Their Descendants Share Their Stories
■ TRAINING: Hate Crimes Prevention Training for Educators
■ TOURS: Docent-led tours of "The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps"
Artist Unidentified, Interned at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Camp Scene, Wood, paint, Collection of the Japanese American Museum of San José, From "Art of Gaman" by Delphine Hirasuna, ©2005, Ten Speed. Terry Heffernan photo.
Questions about the Event? Contact Tricia Sung
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