Campus Events of Interest to AES Students

Friday, February 1, 2008 ~ Founders Day

ART/CULTURE/HOMELAND: Voices from the Umatilla Reservation
A forum in celebration of the exhibition

ART/CULTURE/HOMELAND will introduce the public to the Umatilla Indian Reservation, home and inspiration to James Lavadour, whose work is featured in the exhibition The Properties of Pain, at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art February 2- March 30, 2008. Key leaders from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla will discuss the tribes' philosophy and approach to the environment and self-governance. Participants include: Roberts "Bobbie" Conner (director, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, WU MBA '84), James Lavadour (founder, Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts), Antone Minthorn (Chairman, Board of Trustees, CTUIR), and Donald Sampson (Executive Director, CTUIR). Willamette President M. Lee Pelton will introduce the forum.

JAMES LAVADOUR: The Properties of Paint
Hudson Hall 4:00-6:00pm
Exhibition opening and reception following, 6:00-8:00pm
Hallie Ford Museum of Art (700 State Street)
Willamette University

JAMES LAVADOUR: THE PROPERTIES OF PAINT features the work of this nationally recognized Oregon artisit known for his exploration of landscape as both inspiration and subject. Since 2000, Lavadour has focused on the properties of paint, creating works he describes as "intersections" between his better-known landscapes and his lesser-known abstract architectural structures. The exhibition will examine the conceptual layers underlying Lavadour's work of the past eight years.

Monday, February 18, 2008

"Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story" and "From 9066 to 9/11"

Paulus Lecture Hall, College of Law 4:00-7:00pm
a catered reception will follow

Film screening and discussion with the filmmakers and local Japanese Americans affected by 1942 Executive Order 9066. Ralph Lazo was a Latino teenager who boarded the train to the Manzanar World War II camp so that he could join his Nisei friends.

Willamette University honors wartime students

SALEM, Ore. — Japanese-American students at Willamette University during World War II were forced to say an abrupt goodbye when federal prosecutors rounded them up for a trip to an internment camp. In February, Willamette invites them to return with a series of events in their honor.

Japanese-American alumni from the time period, their families and the general public are invited to campus Feb. 19, the 66th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066 authorizing the removal of people deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland.

Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada and friends will present “Revisiting Willamette: A Sentimental Journey,” an evening of poetry and jazz, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Hudson Hall. Inada, a nationally noted poet and the author of five books, is an emeritus professor of writing at Southern Oregon University who was sent to an internment camp as a young boy. The program also will include 1940s–era music performed by jazz musicians Larry Nobori, Rick Homer, Andre St. James, Nola Bogle and Gordon Lee. This program is co-sponsored by the Portland Japanese American Citizens League.

Earlier in the day, Shizue Seigel, author of “In Good Conscience,” will discuss cross-racial alliances to protect civil liberties during wartime in a lecture at 4 p.m. in the Hatfield Room of the Hatfield Library. Siegel’s book offers portraits of two dozen citizens who spoke out against internment and examines how ordinary people can become advocates for justice and compassion.

Two films, “From 9066 to 9/11” and “Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story,” will be presented Feb. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Paulus Lecture Hall at the College of Law. The event will include a discussion with the filmmakers and local Japanese-Americans affected by Executive Order 9066. Ralph Lazo was a Latino teenager who boarded a train to a World War II camp so he could join his Japanese friends.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Michelle Maynard at (503) 370-6031.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Guest speaker Shizue Seigel 4:00-6:00pm
Hatfield Room, Hatfield Library

Author of In Good Conscience, will discuss cross-racial alliances for civil liberties during wartime. Siegel's book ofers portraits of two dozen citizens who spoke out against the country's now admittedly wrong actions and examines how ordinary people can become advocates for justice and compassion.

Day of Remembrance Program 7:30pm
Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center

Oregon's poet laureate, Lawson Inada, nationally noted poet who was interned as a young boy, will keynote the program and will be joined by jazz musicians Nola Bogle, Larry Nobori, Rick Homer, Gordon Lee and Andre St. James.

This program is also sponsored by the Portland Japanese American Citizens League.