BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5361@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20170624T000000Z DTEND:20170624T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<span style="background-color: initial\;">Hidden Internment Doc umentary\n<span style="background-color: initial\;">Update on the Inter-Am erican Commission on Human Rights hearing\n<span style="background-color: initial\;">Art Shibayama\, hearing petitioner\n Bekki Shibayama\, hearing witness\n Grace Shimizu\, Campaign for Justice Director\n<span style="back ground-color: initial\;">Q&amp\;A Community Discussion\n<span style="backg round-color: initial\;">During WWII\, the U.S. committed a secretive atroc ity against Peruvians of Japanese ancestry. Seized from their homes in Per u and imprisoned in Crystal City\, TX\, entire families were used in hosta ge exchanges for American prisoners held in Japan. Stripped of their passp orts and legal documents\, many&ndash\;including the Shibayama family&ndas h\;were left stateless and not allowed to return home after the war. On Ju ne 24th\, join us for an intimate talk with Art Shibayama\, who still cont inues to petition the US government for a proper acknowledgement and redre ss for these wartime crimes committed over 70 years ago. DTSTAMP:20240423T092119Z SUMMARY:Hidden Internment: The Art Shibayama Story URL:/en/events/2017/06/24/hidden-internment-the-art-shibayama-story/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR