is also the author of Also an Octopus and the young adult novel The Mermaid.

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes; Dr.and Day Two features music by award-winning composer Nathan Wang.

and the Museum of Latin American Art.Additional program participants for Our Shared Future include Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.A full schedule of programs and free tickets are available at http://janm.

The session opens with a performance by Nepantla.Japanese American National Museum (JANM).

Speakers will include Leticia Rhi Buckley.

director of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM; Karen Mack.we recommit to standing against racism and bigotry.

Let us all work together to pursue safety.This day is recognized annually in the Japanese American community as the Day of Remembrance.

the federal government targeted people on the basis of their Japanese heritage.It serves as a crucial reminder of the long-history of discrimination and hate that Asian American communities have withstood and continue to battle.