From Community Secrets to Public Apology: Lessons from The High Road

From Community Secrets to Public Apology: Lessons from The High Road

Linda Tamura will discuss past treatment of Japanese American WWII veterans and an Oregon public apology

By The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series

Date and time

Tuesday, May 14 · 6:30 - 8pm PDT

Location

Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend

2600 Northwest College Way Bend, OR 97703

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About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

During World War II, the names of 16 veterans were removed from a public honor roll in Oregon. All were Japanese Americans who served our country while their families were incarcerated on American soil. In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill to dedicate the Oregon Nisei Veterans WWII Memorial Highway in Hood River. Join us as Linda Tamura addresses her path to learning this “community secret,” Oregon’s fractured history, heroes unheralded, and lessons for moving forward.

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The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series

The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series (CLS) of the Central Oregon Community College Foundation brings renowned scholars, lecturers and experts to our region to provide broad-based programming on a diverse range of subjects. CLS's mission is to provide educational and relevant programming to COCC, its students and the community.

The program was established in 1985 by the late Robert W. Chandler, Sr. to honor his wife Nancy. 

For more information about the program or its upcoming events, please contact Charlotte Gilbride, the Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series Program Coordinator at 541-383-7257 or cgilbride@cocc.edu

 

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