250 in the West: Citizenship

Susan Kamei’s family members were among the over 120,000 Japanese Americans forcibly detained during World War II. Her book, When Can We Go Back to America? grapples with contradictions between the ideas this country was founded on and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans. Kamei will explore the constitutional, historical, and political ramifications for citizenship and what it means to be an American today.

From public lands to citizenship and sovereignty, 250 in the West is a yearlong programmatic series exploring the legacies of the 250^th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in the American West.

Doors open at 6:00 pm | Presentation begins at 6:30 pm

Reception with no-host bar, light appetizers: 6:00 pm-6:30 pm

$12, members receive 20% discount

With support from America 250 Oregon Commission