september 2017
13sep(sep 13)6:00 pmSam Mihara & Azam Nizamuddin In Conversation6:00 pm
Time
wednesday, september 13, 6:00PM
Event Details
Sam Mihara, a Japanese American incarceration camp survivor, and Azam Nizamuddin, from the Muslim Bar Association, come together for an intimate conversation. From San Francisco, Mihara and his family were incarcerated in Wyoming as
Event Details
Sam Mihara, a Japanese American incarceration camp survivor, and Azam Nizamuddin, from the Muslim Bar Association, come together for an intimate conversation. From San Francisco, Mihara and his family were incarcerated in Wyoming as part of the forced removal of Japanese Americans during WWII. Azam Nizamuddin is currently working to prevent civil rights violations that are threatening Muslims in America today. Mihara and Nizamuddin will discuss the experiences of children, families and individuals subjected to persecution and exclusion on the basis of race, religion and background. They will also explore the role artists who documented the incarceration of Japanese Americans as well as the media play in creating dangerous stereotypes that perpetrate fear both then and today.