Serve the People Institute (SPI) Inaugural Event -- Friday, May 2, 2014
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Serve the People Institute Inaugural Event
This event is free and open to the public
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Join the Serve the People Institute (SPI) at the Japanese American National Museum as we launch a community-driven effort to preserve personal documents and images, share stories, and draw practical lessons from the organizing and activism of the Asian American Movement in Los Angeles in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s to pass on to the next generation of activists and leaders!
Featuring performances by Johnny Mori, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atomic Nancy, & Benny Yee, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Jumakae, and Jaime Geaga & friends!
Featured speakers include Dan Kuramoto and June Kuramoto, founding members of the fusion jazz band, Hiroshima; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu (invited); Kerry Doi, President & CEO of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment; Jai Lee Wong, an activist involved in the Free Chol Soo Lee Movement; and Warren Furutani, Director of the Serve the People Institute.
The Serve the People Institute (SPI) is a community-driven organization that aims to share the stories and values of the Asian American Movement in Los Angeles. For more information on SPI, please visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/servethepeopleinstitute.
