National Day of Action to Defend History News Conference and Rally Comes to Little Tokyo Aug. 23

Media Advisory

WHAT:
A National Day of Action news conference and community rally to defend the truth of World War II Japanese American incarceration history. Survivors of World War II incarceration camps along with community activists and allies will join to defend the accurate presentation of history in America’s National Parks and to honor the people and places that shape our past.

The event is supported by organizations committed to preserving the lessons and memory of Japanese American incarceration, including the National Parks Conservation Association, Go For Broke National Education Center, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Little Tokyo Historical Society, Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), Manzanar Committee, Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR), Nikkei Progressives and Tuna Canyon Detention Station, among others.

WHO:
Confirmed speakers and participants to include:

• Dana Fujiko Heatherton, Emcee/Chair, Japanese American Confinement Site Consortium
• Ann Burroughs, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum
• Dennis Arguelles, National Parks Conservation Association
• Glen Kitayama, Manzanar Committee
• Kyoko Oda (80), World War II camp survivor, incarcerated at Tule Lake
• Tak Hoshizaki (99), World War II camp survivor, incarcerated at Heart Mountain
• Abigail Chung, Nikkei Progressives (youth perspective)
• Reverend Yoshi Kuramoto, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)
• Pedro Trujillo, The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

WHEN:
Saturday, August 23, 2025
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:
Japanese American National Museum
Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza
Metro: Little Tokyo/Arts District Station
100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

VISUALS / HIGHLIGHTS:

• Survivors of World War II incarceration camps
• Boy Scout Troop holding large banners representing Japanese American community and Little Tokyo leaders
• Taiko
• Community rally to protect truth

EVENT GRAPHIC:

National Day of Action poster pdf

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