BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4964@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20150418T000000Z DTEND:20150418T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 15 &ndash\; Sunday\, May 3\, 2015\n\n<strong> HOLD THESE TRUTHS\n The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi\n </strong> A solo p lay by <strong>Jeanne Sakata\n </strong>\n\nstarring <strong>Blake Kushi\n </strong>\n<em>Hold These Truths</em> is based on the true story of Gordo n Hirabayashi\, an American sociologist best known for his principled resi stance to the Japanese-American internment during WWII. Jeanne Sakata&rsqu o\;s script was inspired by hours of interviews with Mr. Hirabyashi and se veral of his friends from the 1940s.\n\n&ldquo\;Gordon Hirabayashi should be a household name\, like Rosa Parks\,&rdquo\; said CVRep Artistic Direct or\, Ron Celona. &ldquo\;When I saw HOLD THESE TRUTHS several years ago\, I knew this was a story that must be told\, and that I would one day bring it to the Coachella Valley\, It was the inspiration for this season&rsquo \;s theme of 'The American Melting Pot\,'&rdquo\; Celona explains.\n\nIn M ay 2012\, Gordon Hirabayashi was posthumously awarded our nation&rsquo\;s highest civilian honor\, The Presiential Medal of Freedom.\n\nShow times a re <strong>7:30 p.m.\, Wednesday through Saturday\,</strong> with matinees at <strong>2:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.</strong>\n<em>\n</em> <em>Fo r more information and to purchase tickets\, visit the Coachella Valley Re pertory Theatre's home page at:</em> &nbsp\; <span style="color: #0066cc\; "><a href="http://cvrep.org/"><span style="color: #0066cc\;">http://cvrep. org/&nbsp\; </a> DTSTAMP:20240416T170950Z SUMMARY:PLAY: Hold These Truths - The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi URL:/en/events/2015/04/18/play-hold-these-truths-the-journey-of-gordon-h/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR