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Common Ground: The Heart of Community, Guided Tour

25 February 2017:  “Common Ground:  The Heart of Community, Guided Tour,” 11:00am-12:00pm, Japanese American National Museum (100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012).  $5 per student and $7 for non-students (space is limited).  For more information and to rsvp by Feb. 13, contact Julie Cho (jgcho@uci.edu).

Asian American Studies Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the World War II internment of Japanese Americans through a field trip to the JANM.  The Common Ground exhibition chronicles 150 years of Japanese American history, beginning with the Issei pioneers through the World War II incarceration to the present. This hour-long tour of the National Museum’s core exhibition is led by volunteer docents, many of whom share their World War II incarceration experiences. After the tour, visitors can also visit new winter exhibitions:
http://www.janm.org/exhibits/upcoming/