2008 National Conference » Events
Four Hirabayashi Cousins: A Question of Identity
Presenters:
James Hirabayashi,
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies,
San Francisco State University
Topic:
Passing It Forward
Date:
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Time:
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Mineral Hall F & G, 3rd Floor
A dramatic reading about four Nisei cousins as they dealt with race, identity, and citizenship in the Pacific Northwest during World War II. Socialized in an Issei community, but living in their own developing Nisei community, the cousins faced critical issues as Japanese Americans at the onset of hostilities between the United States and Japan, and were forced to re-examine the basic principles underlying citizenship as Japanese Americans.