Day: June 13, 2011

  • Giving Loving Day Its Due Truthdig 2011-06-11 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been invited to commemorate or at least think about Loving Day this year. And with good reason. In 1958, newlyweds Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving were indicted on charges of violating Virginia’s ban on…

  • Panel by Hapa and Critical Mixed Race Studies Scholars and Artists Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Japanese American History Museum 2011-08-04 Emily Momohara, Assistant Professor of Art Art Academy of Cincinnati Laura Kina, Associate Professor of Art, Media and Design DePaul University Dmae Roberts Moderated by Tim DuRoche, Director of Programs World Affairs Council of Oregon…

  • Through Eyes Like Mine is the story of a childhood told through the present-tense voice of Nori Nakada. Born to a Japanese American father and German-Irish mother in rural Oregon, Nori’s family becomes increasingly diverse when they adopt a six-year-old boy from Korea.