The Toronto NAJC presents:
How Japanese Canadians Shaped the Constitution
How Japanese Canadians Shaped the Constitution
Thursday, November 7, 2019
6:30-8:30pm
Alumni Hall 400, University of Toronto
This past September 22 was the 31st Anniversary of Redress. Hurrah! In this spirit we invite you to attend a lecture “How Japanese Canadians Shaped the Constitution” by Dr. Eric Adams, Professor of Law, University of Alberta on Thursday, November 7 from 6:30-8:30pm. Don’t wait to save your seat at Alumni Hall 400, University of Toronto, 121 St. Joseph Street (corner Queen’s Park) as we are already near to half of our target and will be releasing tickets to the general public.
Like the classic works on Japanese Canadian history – “The Enemy That Never Was” by Ken Adachi and the “Politics of Racism” by Ann Gomer Sunahara, this lecture is a game-changer for Japanese Canadians. Whether you need to be convinced of the rationale for BC Redress or you would like to be better-informed of JC history, you will learn much about how the old boys legal and political network of British Columbia was stacked against those with the courage to assert the rights of Japanese Canadians citizens.
While Dr. Adams has lectured on Constitutional Wrongs: The Internment, Dispossession and Exile of Japanese Canadians at Oxford University, as an academic visitor, he has yet to deliver a lecture on this theme in Toronto. The recipient of several awards for his research and teaching, Professor Adams publishes in the fields of constitutional law, legal history, and human rights. He leads the legal team of the Landscapes of Injustice, research project. We are grateful for the sponsorship support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
We look forward to seeing you on November 7.
We are grateful for the sponsorship support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
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