Portland observer., July 29, 2015, Image 13

July 29, 2015
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
A public celebration on Sunday, Aug. 2 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Japanese American Historical Plaza and Bill of Rights Memorial on the downtown waterfront.
Honoring Liberty, Equality and Justice
Actor-activist to
front anniversary
celebration
Oregon Nikkei Endowment is
proud to celebrate the 25th anni-
versary of its Japanese American
Historical Plaza and Bill of Rights
Memorial.
The free and open to the pub-
lic event will be held at the plaza
at the north end of Tom McCall
Waterfront Park on Sunday, Aug.
2, from 4 to 5 p.m. The special
keynote speaker is renowned actor
and activist George Takei. Music
will be provided by the Minidoka
Swing Band.
Since 1990, the plaza stands as
a permanent memorial to the lives
of Japanese immigrants and their
descendants who were rounded up
and relocated during World War
II despite their pursuit of liberty,
Portland Spirit. Tickets are $100 for on the Willamette River. Music will
Rights.”
Following the event will be a general public. George Takei will be be provided by Thomas Lauderdale
celebratory dinner cruise on the the special guest for this evening out of Pink Martini.
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George Takei
equality, and justice as American
citizens.
According to Oregon Nikkei
Endowment Executive Director
Lynn Fuchigami Longfellow, “this
award winning memorial pays
tribute and recalls through artis-
tic and poetic gesture the history
of the Japanese American expe-
rience and the importance of the
U.S. Constitution and the Bill of
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