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DESCRIPTION:Description from The Interchurch <a href="http://www.interchurc
 h-center.org/node/3600">website</a> :\n\nIn commemoration of the 25th anni
 versary of the Civil Liberties Act of  1988\, which granted redress and re
 parations to Japanese Americans  interned during World War II\, Community 
 Works NYC explores the impact of  civil injustice and its resonance over g
 enerations in two related  exhibitions. Through photographic portraits and
  reminiscences\, &ldquo\;If They  Came for Me Today&hellip\;East Coast Sto
 ries&rdquo\; explores the lives of seven men  and women from New York who 
 were interned or impacted by the internment  of Japanese American citizens
  during World War II. This living history  exhibit\, developed with NYC st
 udents who conducted the interviews\,  teaches us the importance of civic 
 engagement\, emphasizes that  historical events are always linked to power
 ful personal stories and  demonstrates the longstanding effects of civil i
 njustice. The seven  profiled are: Tomie Arai\, Natsu Ifill\, Akemi Kochiy
 ama\, Suki Terada  Ports\, Tadashi Tsufura\, Koho Yamamoto and Theodora Yo
 shikami.\n\nFor more information\, visit the Japanese American Association
  of New York\, Inc. <a href="http://www.jaany.org/monthly_events.html">web
 site</a> .
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception Japanese American Internment Project: if they cam
 e for me today\, East Coast Stories
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