As the documentary demonstrates\, the regi stration and incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII by Executive Order 9066 was one of the worst violations of constitutional rights in Ame rican history. The U.S. government lied about the threat of espionage to j ustify the incarceration\, yet not a single person who was incarcerated wa s ever convicted of espionage or treason. Through the use of newly release d photos taken by Dorothea Lange\, Ansel Adams and others\, plus the eyewi tness testimony from incarcerated survivors such as George Takei and Fred Korematsu\, the film exposes the damage Executive Order 9066 did to 120\,0 00 people of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from their homes a long the U.S. Pacific Coast\, two-thirds of whom were American-born citize ns.
\nAfter the terrorist attacks of 9/11\, persons of Muslim ancest ry are now the latest target of similar civil rights violations and racial prejudice in America. The film addresses the importance of speaking up ag ainst any efforts to register or ban Muslims today. Knowing our civil hist ory is the first step in making sure we do not repeat such mistakes. "And Then They Came For Us" is a cautionary tale for these dark times in curren t society. After the film\, stay for a discussion about the Japanese Ameri can evacuation and forced internment during WWII\, Executive Order 9066\, and parallel civil rights violations against Asians today. \;
\nFree &\; open to the public. Seating is on a first-come\, first served basis and may be limited. For more information\, please call 702.507.3458.
\nCo-sponsored by Nevada Humanities. \;
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