Civil Liberties, National Security and the Legacies of the Japanese Removal and Incarceration

A Multidisciplinary Exploration

A two-day program on Gordon Hirabayashi and the legacies of the Japanese removal and incarceration which will be held at the University of Tennessee on January 15-16, 2009.  This event, sponsored by an unusually broad community-university partnership, features a two-day symposium on the history of the Japanese removal and incarceration and the legal and constitutional legacies of the Hirabayashi case.  The symposium is augmented by two staged readings of the one-man play, “Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi,” by Jeanne Sakata. This multidisciplinary event will highlight the continuing relevance of the Hirabayashi story.

NOTE:  For the benefit of Attorneys, the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education (CLE) has approved this program for 6 hours (4 general, 2 dual) credit.  Those interested in CLE credit must pre-register.  For details, fees, and registration information please click the CLE INFORMATION link at the left.

This event has been approved for 6 hours of unscheduled inservice for Knox County Teachers. It is listed on TeacherU. Teachers who register for this event on TeacherU will automatically get the credit.  If you do not pre-register, you can sign up at the door and we will submit your name for inservice credit.

Organizers

Jeffrey Kovac
Department of Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
jkovac@utk.edu

Douglas Blaze
Dean, College of Law

John T. Winemiller
Attorney at Law
Merchant & Gould, PC
jwinemiller@merchantgould.com