This event is part of the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

On May 5th, the Pacific Council and Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in partnership with Skylight Books, will host a conversation with John Tateishi about his recent book, Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations, and his experiences leading the fight to seek reparative justice. Tateishi will join Karen Ishizuka, Chief Curator at JANM, to discuss the parallels between his own experiences, the post-9/11 period, and today.

Speakers:
John Tateishi, Author, Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations and past National Redress Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

Moderator / Discussant:
Karen Ishizuka, Chief Curator, Japanese American National Museum

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