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DESCRIPTION:The late journalist James &ldquo\;Jimmie&rdquo\; Omura was amon
 g the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans d
 uring World War II. In his sharply written columns\, Omura called out lead
 ers in the Nikkei community for what he saw as their complicity with the U
 S government&rsquo\;s unjust and unconstitutional policies. Among the firs
 t Nikkei to seek governmental redress and reparations for wartime violatio
 ns of civil liberties and human rights\, Omura paid dearly for his bravery
 \; he was shunned by the Nikkei community and excluded from the standard n
 arrative of Japanese American wartime incarceration until later in life.\n
 \nIn this vividly written memoir\, scheduled for release on August 28\, Om
 ura provides an account of his early years and attempts to correct the &ld
 quo\;cockeyed history to which Japanese America has been exposed.&rdquo\; 
 The book is edited and includes an introduction by historian Arthur A. Han
 sen\, who will discuss the book and his friendship with Omura\, and featur
 es contributions from activists and writers Frank Chin\, Yosh Kuromiya\, a
 nd Frank Abe.\n\nIncluded with&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.janm.org/visit/#a
 dmission" target="_blank">museum admission</a>. RSVPs are recommended usin
 g the link below.\n\n<a href="https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tic
 kets?tab=2&amp\;txobjid=5bf28980-052a-4aa0-8293-77f283bb3883">RSVP NOW</a>
 \n<em>In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum</em>\n<em>Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir
  of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura</em>&nbsp\;will be 
 available at the JANM Store.\n\n&nbsp\;Please check <a href="http://www.ja
 nm.org/events/2018/08/#25">JANM.org</a> for updates.&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Author Discussion—Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese
  American Journalist Jimmie Omura by James Matsumoto Omura\; edited by Art
 hur A. Hansen
URL:/en/events/2018/08/25/author-discussionnisei-naysayer-the-memoir-of-mi/
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