BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6526@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20220219T000000Z DTEND:20220219T000000Z DESCRIPTION:The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the sign ing on February 19\, 1942 of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the military to remove and inc arcerate persons of Japanese ancestry into American concentration camps du ring World War II. Focusing on the theme of “Power of Communities: Build ing Strength Through Collective Action''\, this year’s virtual event wil l honor the resilience and fight of the community over the 80 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066\, and explore the next steps for ensur ing a just and equitable future for all.\n\nThis year’s programming will be headlined by a conversation between traci kato-kiriyama and Kathy Masa oka\, Japanese American activists\, and Dreisen Heath\, an expert on repar ations and reparatory justice\, about the need for solidarity around repar ations work in the present day. \n\nThe 2022 Los Angeles Day of Remembran ce is organized by: Go For Broke National Education Center\, Japanese Amer ican Citizens League - Pacific Southwest District\, Japanese American Nati onal Museum\, Little Tokyo Service Center\, Manzanar Committee\, Nikkei fo r Civil Rights &amp\; Redress\, Nikkei Progressives\, OCA - Greater Los An geles\, Progressive Asian Network for Action\, Visual Communications\n\n<s trong>\nThis event will be available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/u ser/janmdotorg">JANM’s YouTube channel </a>at 2pm (PST) on Saturday\, Fe bruary 19th. </strong>\n DTSTAMP:20240420T140438Z SUMMARY:2022 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance URL:/en/events/2022/02/19/2022-los-angeles-day-of-remembrance/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR