and the exhibition highlights the individual stories of each of the japanese americans who came into the classroom, as well as the rich student responses to these stories. the project really gave the students space to make very meaningful connections between the historical event of the japanese internment and contemporary and historical instances of social injustice in america today. but we're here today to meet phillip and chloe, so i want to introduce you to them. phillip also was one of the gracious japanese americans who came into the classroom and told his story. phillip congatonda went to law school and graduated hastings law school but never actually practiced law. he became the first chronicler of the japanese american experience and is credited with broadening the japanese -- broadening the definition of theater by bringing jap needs american stories to stages all across the country. he has collaborated with the most diverse american theater venues, from large mainstream houses to the most experimental venues to african american ethnic cally specific theaters reaching extraor

a preview of japanese-american history unknown was held in los angeles. it's a compilation of three movies directed by jiwo suzuki. he has lived in the u.s. for more than ten years. the 40-minute film tells a story of how 120,000 japanese-americans were put in interment camps during world war ii. the documentary also shows how japanese-americans joined the military to prove their loyalty to the u.s. and fought in the war in europe. the production team will distribute dvd copies to about 1,500 high schools in japan and the u.s. [ applause ] >> i guess the director really got them to open up for the film, so it really tells a part of the history that you don't hear very often. so i really hope this does get into the school system. >> translator: i hope the movie will help people in both countries to learn about japanese-americans who suffered hardships. >> the number of new aids patients reported in japan last year declined. it's the first time in seven years that the number dropped from previous years. officials at japan's health ministry say 445 new aids

, what made it so moving was the idea that you had young san francisco students who were not japanese american, who were african american, who were a variety of folks who were aware of the experience and in some way were making it part of their own life, exactly what we're talking about. how do you make something that happened 65 years ago relevant to young people today so that there is something to be learned from it, that there is something that can be taken from it. that's what's so interesting about the exhibition. it's called if they came for us today -- am i saying it correctly? if they came for me today? which is a great, great title. that accomplishes that. because that's the key to me, how do you take an event that happened 65 years ago that was so important in terms of american history -- that's the thing, it's such a critical moment where the constitution was really tested. how do you keep it relevant in terms of its history to today and make sure that in some way it's related to cases like the aaron watata case or what happens after post-911? that to me is the tricky thing is how d

this would repeat the forced incarceration of the 1940s of 120,000 japanese americans who spent years in interment camps without notices of charges, right to an attorney, or right to a trial. from my perspective and the perspective of many constitutional scholars, these indefinite detention provisions violate fundamental american legal principles of the presumption of innocence, our fifth amendment right to due process, the sixth amendment right to fair trial, the eighth amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, and these provisions would allow activists and journalists to be detained for exercising their first amendment rights to free speech. i want to take a moment and thank the large coalition that has come together to ask us to support this. there are dozens of organizations in the city including the bill of rights defense committee, the coalition for safe san francisco, the asian law caucus, the labor council, the san francisco 99% coalition. i want to thank supervisors avalos, breed, cam pos, kim and mar for their co-sponsorship. from my perspective, i know we

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. >> japanese americans came together for a day of remembrance in the bay area today.oá÷ir marking the anniversary of the civil lib tiz act of 1988. the event paid tribute tlit senator who authored that legislation. 120,000 japanese americans were inturned during world war ii including survivors of the camps. >> still to come will the cruise industry sink or recover from the triumph nightmare at sea. >> travel experts and travelers weighing in on whether or not is this a good time to book a cruise? nain maybe there are deals out there? >> a local house fire doesn't look like much but could have taken a turn for the worst. >> stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues here in just a moment. >>> san francisco police say an officer who shot at a stolen car suspect was protecting himself and others as the suspect drove on to a sidewalk to avoid spike strips. it started about 9:00 when police spotted the stolen car near market and 8th street in san francisco. police put down spike strips but the driver veered onto the curb. the chase ended at 5th skpblg mission. the man was in a four car cr

during the war they labeled japanese americans a threat and sent them to remote camps. not until 1998 they received an apology. ceremonies will be held sunday in san francisco's japan town. >>> well, it looks like san francisco street sweepers are getting good at cleaning you feathers of the department of public works say the clean up cost for yesterday's pillow cost was $5,000. the cost has been as high as 16,000. it took 10 crewmembers to clear up the debris after the event yesterday. the department says eight years of experience have made the process a little easier. >>> we hope you stay with us. this is much more news ahead here on bay area news at 6:00 sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. >>> the highway patrol says a chase ended in a crash. investigators say the pursuit reached speeds of 110 miles an hour on eastbound highway 4. officers used a spike strip to stop the car. the driver tried to run after the car c

for women and people of color beginning in the early 1940s when he hired a young frightened japanese american internee who came from the camps in idaho to cleveland, ohio. and a year later she learned how to stand up and fight for herself and for her community and fight and challenge first at leave land, then here in san francisco the illegal unjust discriminatory hiring practices. i was fortunate in 181 to be at my father's side when he testified at the [speaker not understood] sear i in san francisco. that is an often overlooked part of his proud legacy. and i didn't learn until after he died that the parents that he organized in orange county in the late 1940s went on to file and win the first successful school desegregation lawsuit in the country, thurgood marshall came out to meet with the attorneys. that's another landmark he was part of that i'm proud of. (applause) >> i might not look like it, but i was first raised in east l.a. [laughter] >> east l.a., [speaker not understood]. so, that part of the history i'm proud of, too, because of the men and women who formed that coalition and

s internment of one hundred ten thousand japanese americans were moments this is something.far more dire far more serious and far more frightening. and of course you can see all of these interviews in full on our you tube channel or guys it's been an intense and very exciting one hundred episodes of breaking the set and it would have been possible without my amazing awesome producers and most importantly it wouldn't be possible without you the viewer that you guys carry enough of these controversial truths to watch and share the information i wouldn't have the same drive to keep going every day you guys give me faith that we can turn things around for the better in this country and in the world so thanks for watching from the bottom of my heart let's keep breaking the set for another hundred episodes. so since it's our hundred break in the set and since every day i tell you to write in with your comments i'm going to go over some of them and respond starting with you to leon six twelve right so abby you're such a disgruntled woman why having such a hissy fit that israel has

the core of cso's early leadership who built a powerful coalition that included the naacp, the japanese american citizens league, the catholic church and the jewish community together as they fought for fair housing, employment, and working conditions. one of the biggest victories came in the wake of a severe beating of seven men. five of them latinos by the los angeles police department on christmas day 1951 known as bloody christmas, leaving the victims with broken bones and ruptured organs, but pressure from the cso forced the l.a.p.d., which routinely harassed and abused african americans and hi cannot owes and latinos, they documented complaints and keeping up public pressure in the media. * they eventually resulted in the unprecedented indictment of the eight police officers and the first grand injury indictments of the officers and the first criminal convictions for the use of excessive force in the department's history. * in addition, the l.a.p.d. suspended 39 police officers and transferred another 54 officers. it is through work like this where he encountered -- fred roth encountered a

the annual day of remembrance to mark the 71st anniversary of the interment of japanese americans. ck on pearl harbor 120,000 people, mostly american citizens, were considered a threat to national security. and forced into concentration camps. bay area japanese americans who survived the camps say it was the worst experience of their lives. >> i would like to forget it but it is still in my head. >> i've never been able to escape that experience. it has colored my life. >> there is a monument at san francisco's japan town to remember the interment. san jose will hold a service at a buddhist church tomorrow night to mark the day. >>> a wear glimpse into the life of -- a rare glimpse into the life of former heavy weight champion mike tyson. how you can win a pair of ticks to a live stage performance of his story, in san francisco. >> we're on the path to cooler weather and eventually some rain. i will have a look at the extended forecast coming up. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature come

membrane introduce myself i'm bill i'm a japanese american and for justice. during world war ii my family was removed due to executive order from 70 near the racetrack to end up on the indian reservation land. my - we ended up there because he had no trial, nor faced any charges wisp simply found guilty because of our race. my father lost his provides business and truck. and due to antijapanese people in san francisco we couldn't find a lawyer to defend him. he received no help from any community. i was born in the reservation and suffered skin rashes. individuals suffered because of the living arrangements and also from mental breakdowns. i could go on and on about the legacy of that camp and survivors but i ask that you repeal the support of this resolution. >> thank you. next speaker >> guilty of negligence supervisors it's an honor to be here. i'm a resident in the mission district and supervisor campos is my supervisor. i was glad to hear about the resolution about bikes today. a couple of years ago i was in an area and it was worked out very well. okay

and to the history you cover pearl harbor which of course led to the internment of japanese american citizens i don't think a lot of people really acknowledge that once again under reported aspect of really what that meant when you look at the surveillance grid in america today it almost seems like it is an open air internment camp where they don't need to in turn people anymore because we have this great set up in place of you know. we the u.s. government now intercepts more than one point seven billion messages a day from american citizens one point seven billion that's even that's telephone calls it's other forms of communication capacity at one point seven billion we've got this apparatus set up now with hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people over a million people with top security clearances they've created this kind of nightmarish state they said in one nine hundred eighty four kind of state in many ways we say well if i was an iceberg i have a million clearances one million top security top security every number you know which we are living in a fishbowl and i think the

and to the history you cover pearl harbor which of course led to the internment of japanese american citizens i don't think a lot of people really acknowledge that once again under reported aspect of really what that meant when you look at the surveillance grid in america today it almost seems like it is an open air internment camp where they don't need to interned people anymore because we have this grand set up in place of what you're going to be the u.s. government now intercepts more than one point seven billion messages a day from american citizens one point seven billion that's even know that's telephone calls it's other forms of communication compared to that one point seven billion we've got this apparatus set up now with hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people over a million people with top security clearances they've created this kind of nightmarish state they said in one nine hundred eighty four kind of state in many ways we say well if i was an iceberg i have million clearances one million top security top security every number you know which we are living in a fishb

. >>> a somber anniversary with a profound meaning for many japanese americans is being observed this weekend in san francisco and elsewhere. as ktvu's john sasaki reports it was 71 years ago that president roosevelt ordered the internment of japanese americans and their memories are still raw. >> reporter: in san francisco's japan town, cherry blossoms are blooming early. japanese internees shared their memories. >> i've never been able to forget that experience. >> reporter: as teenagers, they were forced with their families to leave their homes for isolated camps such as tulley lake and heart mountain. >> the lack of freedom not only physically but also the feeling that we couldn't go any where, yeah. that was very devastating. >> reporter: after pearl harbor, 120,000 mostly american citizens were considered a threat to national security and forced into concentration camps. >> it was long-standing, which on top of that there was wartime hysteria when people were not thinking clearly about protecting people's lives. >> reporter: that's what this japan monument and remembrance are ab

. >>> today is the day of remembrance commemorating japanese-americans from world war ii.l is at 2:00 p.m. at the sun dance kabuki cinemas. this year's remembrance is dedicated to the memory of daniel inahu who was the longest serving japanese- american in congress until he passed away last year. >>> well, now, thanks to the g.i. bill, veterans now have money for college, but yet they are often left with nothing than financial ruin. >> there are people that are less interested in helping our men and women in uniform in getting ahead and more interested in making a buck. >> reporter: president obama encouraged people to go after for-profit program that is go after veterans. but veterans still have little guidance when they head back to school. the g.i. bill put into place a $50,000 tuition ated a academy of arts university but he will still face a big debt. >> it will be up to $60,000 to $70,000 in debt. veterans should not need to take on this debt and they can really be haunted if they make a mistake. >> vets are aggressively recrueltied because of a loophole in the so-ca

. >>> a somber anniversary with a profound meaning for many japanese americans is being observed thisnd in san francisco and elsewhere. as ktvu's john sasaki reports it was 71 years ago that president roosevelt ordered the internment of japanese americans and their memories are still raw. >> reporter: in san francisco's japan town, cherry blossoms are blooming early. japanese internees shared their memories. >> i've never been able to forget that experience. >> reporter: as teenagers, they were forced with their families to leave their homes for isolated camps such as tulley lake and heart mountain. >> the lack of freedom not only physically but also the feeling that we couldn't go any where, yeah. that was very devastating. >> reporter: after pearl harbor, 120,000 mostly american citizens were considered a threat to national security and forced into concentration camps. >> it was long-standing, which on top of that there was wartime hysteria when people were not thinking clearly about protecting people's lives. >> reporter: that's what this japan monument and remembrance are about. t

his service came during a time when japanese americans were intered in camps scattered in the westernted states. he chose to serve and defend america with no guarantee that his own freedom would be defended in return. i was proud to work to ensure that members like george and all the veterans received the credit and thanks they were due through the congressional gold medal. when he returned home, he started to run several businesses and dedicated himself to japanese-american education and cultural causes including the go for broke veterans organization. he had a profound impact on our country and his community and he will be terribly missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: the sequester was a bad idea. i voted no. it actually came from the other end of pennsylvania avenue, however. the house has voted twice to replace the

pearl harbor now if you ask the average american how the us got involved in the war will undoubtedly say pro harbor but he asked that same person why the japanese attacked pearl harbor you'll undoubtedly be returned with a blank stare. why because when we learn american history we learn half truths peppered with the lies of omission disinform ation and jingoistic propaganda the real truth doesn't fit neatly into the narrative that paints america as the greatest force of good instead similar to what is going on with the wrong today the us provoked japan into attacking first the escalation began when president roosevelt installed a bout of harsh economic sanctions against the asian nation hoping to bait japan into retaliation kickstarting the pretext the us needed to enter the war when japan could no longer withstand the hardships the response from the japanese empire was to strike militarily it's even alleged now that u.s. cryptographers had broken japan's naval code which gave them the foresight of the attack on pearl harbor yet instead of the warning the attack almost three thousand americans were seen as the necessary collateral damage to jus

it is the wartime exkhaougz of japanese americans from the west coast and their encarseration in internment camps. this day of remembrance was in memory of inea. >>> it is super sunday. nothing to do with football. we have more on the special sermon at local churches aimed to getting teenagers to go to college. >> reporter: at alan temple, california state university is reaching out to african- american kids. before the streets get them. >> consider going to college. >> i decided i would like to further my education. >> reporter: according to the center for educational statistics young, african- american men, don't go to college as much as white, asian and hispanic counterparts. csu wants to change that. >> colhreplg education will be a great opportunity for them to advance themselves. >> college education will be great opportunity for them to advance themselves. >> it could be any college. >> reporter: jason henry goes to night school after his they job. i asked him, was it ease stphe. >> not at all. tough, especially having to work full time as well as attend classes. >> reporter: he lear

and the san francisco japanese-american community. all arranging this ceremony. this is actually my third time to be here to stage, to say a few words. the first time it was three years ago. and we celebrated the world champions of san francisco giants. and this year, as well. we have many things to celebrate, many things to cherish. including the second time in three years but at the same time, there are lots likes natural disasters. >> in 20 months, have passed since the tsunami in japan. and the theme of tonight, celebration has been one of the essential components of japan's role of habitation and construction. the open of the japanese people and the support of the international community has given our survival. japan is still on its way to recovery. but i wish once again, to thank you for your continued friendship and compassion. thank you very much. [ applause ] , thank you. >> our celebration tonight, demonstrates our community's dedication to this hope for world peace. love, acceptance, and and i hope that we will continue to create a trusting legacy, las

. >>> today is a day of remembrance, also commemorating the japanese americans who in world war ii -- it takes place this afternoon. it begins at 2:00 p.m. this year's day of remembrance is dedicated to the memory of u.s. senator daniel inouye and he was the longest serving japanese american in congress till he passed away last year. >>> a man wrongly convicted of trying to kill another man is getting a new chance. he was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm. the innocence project which is made up of law students at santa clara university took a second look at his case and they found several problems with it. now he's about to go free and his mother can't believe it. >> i feel good. it lifted a world off my shoulders. i feel real great. i'm great and i thank the lord. i'm very grateful that my son is getting out for something he didn't do. >> he's believed since the very beginning that we were going to be able to get us out. he called us the dream team. he really believed in us. >> ross' or deal started in 2006 when the victim was shot in the ribs after answering a

for years african americans and japanese americans property owners were pushed out of the western addition fillmore area and japantown neighborhoods. this corporation comprised of business owners and leaders in the community has served as a check against the injustice, a voice for the neighborhoods. that voice is far too important, too valuable to silence it now in the name of cost savings. more over, i am not convinced that eliminating the corporation would actually generate savings. the corporation acts as [speaker not understood] for the japantown and fillmore communities thus increasing the number of visitors to the area and paid customers to the garage. * the increases the garage -- the garage's top line revenue. and without the nonprofit corporation, the mta would have to manage the garage, which would certainly require some similar expenditures. so, any potential savings are, at best, ill-defined. i want to thank my good friend sandy maury for her hard work in japantown overall and especially the japantown garage, but most of all i want to thank the members of the japantown center c

year's day of remembrance is dedicated to the memory of the man who was the longest service japanese-american in service. >>> the blade runner's agent said that his career is on hold. the 26-year-old will not run any races while his legal battle unfolds. the cbs reporter with how police believe the girlfriend tried to get away when the shooting started. >> reporter: lawyers for oscar met with him for his second day at the police station where he is being held. why details of what happened to the track star's home begin to emerge. they learned that his girlfriend slept in the same bed and was in her nightgown in the bedroom when she was first shot. she ran to the bathroom, locking herself inside where she was shot in the he, hand, and arm. and the story is that he carried his dying girlfriend down the stairs. he was trying to revive her. he told his sister he thought his girlfriend was a burglar. given a sworn statement to police. his father told a reporter for britain's telegraph newspaper that his son acted out of instinct. >> he said it's no doubt at it was true. >> they dismissed that intr

marry center in washington, and terry shima a world war ii veteran who fights for the rights of japanese-american service members. >> a county prosecutor demanding justice after she discovered more than 10,000 untested rape kits. some of them had been in the system for 20 years. the detroit police department has come under new leadership since the discovery was made. the current chief is now working with the prs cosecutor's officef to sift through all that evidence. so far they have tested 600 kits and discovered 21 serial rapists. >>> new meaning to distracted driving. what the driver was doing second before slamming into this home. >> first lawsuit already filed. the problems are not over for the carnival cruise ships. >> cashing in at airport security check [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. >>> wow, amazin

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japanese.' and these were american nurses with absolutely no training. they didn't even have uniforms to go into the field, and he left them behind. c-span: how often did one of the nurses you talked to say something negative about general macarthur? >> guest: i would say about half the time. there are some nurses who forgive him and just -- just write it off to things that happen in war, but there are other nurses who felt that, as a result of his leadership or his lack of insight, that he really -- what he -- what happened to the americans left in the philippines is a real di -- was a disaster. c-span: did i notice in your book a little twinge of irritation when you say he got the congressional medal of honor when he was in australia? >> guest: yes. well, think about that. the american forces under general king and wainwright surrendered in april and may. it was the largest... c-span: of what year? >> guest: 1942. it was the largest surrender of american forces ever, i mean, if you exclude the confederacy in the civil war. and the troops were just bein

authorized the internment of japanese american citizens for four horrifying years and lastly during the red scare mccarthy's witch hunt against americans who were suspected to be communists lasted six years and all of these cases as an unconstitutional as they were there was a light at the end of the tunnel but first for today for the first time in american history the rights of citizens have been systematically eroded under a blanket war against terror that has no clear goals enemy or and so what does this mean for the restoration of our civil liberties today to talk about just this i was joined earlier by independent journalist robbie martin of media roots dot org check it out so robby oh is this war different than all these other periods in history that i just want to over. well it's different in the fact that duration which you went over quite well in your intro but also it's different because all this was brought into fruition from nine eleven which is now over a decade old and we have. any sort of ongoing threat or crisis that would legitimize these continuing civil liberty curtai

authorized the internment of japanese american citizens for four horrifying years and lastly during the red scare the current these witch hunt against americans who are suspected to be communists lasted six years and all of these cases as an unconstitutional as they were there was a light at the end of the tunnel but first for today for the first time in american history the rights of citizens have been systematically eroded under a blanket war against terror that has no clear goals enemy or and so what does this mean for the restoration of our civil liberties today to talk about just this i was joined earlier by independent journalist robbie martin of media roots dot org check it out so robbie oh is this war different than all these other periods in history that i just want to over. well it's different in the fact that duration which you went over quite well in your intro but also it's different because all this was brought into fruition from nine eleven which is now over a decade old and we haven't had any sort of ongoing threat or crisis that would legitimize these continuing civil l