Courage and Compassion Oberlin

03/19/2018

The Courage and Compassion exhibit at Oberlin closed its doors at 5pm today. Thank you to everyone who made it possible to have this exhibit at Oberlin for the past month!!

03/15/2018

Takemoto was a teenager when WWII first broke out, forced from her community in California to Jerome Relocation Camp.

03/15/2018

Alice Imamoto Takemoto '47 visiting Oberlin for the Courage and Compassion exhibit, March 6 and 7, 2018

03/15/2018

Join us for our last event in our month-long series about the Japanese American wartime incarceration experience. Professor Brian Hayashi of Kent State University will be speaking at 7pm on Thursday, March 15 in Dye Lecture Hall, 119 Woodland St. on his work re-interpreting the Japanese American wartime experience. And don't miss the Courage and Compassion exhibit while it is in Oberlin. The exhibit is free and open to the public this weekend (Saturday, March 17 from 10am-5pm and Sunday, March 18 from 12:00pm-5:00pm). The exhibit will be closing and leaving Oberlin after the 18th.

A national touring exhibit in Oberlin, OH from February 17-March 18 about the history of the Japanese American WWII experience. Free to the public.

03/09/2018

Oberlin College took in about 40 Japanese-American students over the course of WWII.

03/05/2018

We are looking forward to an exciting week with some amazing events!

Don't miss "Courage and Compassion: A Musical Celebration" on Wednesday, March 7 at 4:30 in Stull Hall in the Oberlin Conservatory. This recital, which honors the Japanese American students who attended the Conservatory during the war years, will feature a special performance by Alice Imamoto Takemoto '47. Reception to follow.

Then at 7:00pm, join us for a free screening of the documentary, "Relocation, Arkansas: Aftermath of Incarceration," a film that features the story of Alice Takemoto and her son, Paul. The screening will take place in the Apollo Theatre and will be followed by a discussion with director Vivienne Schiffer, and Alice and Paul Takemoto.

The Courage and Compassion Exhibit will be open for special public viewing hours on Wednesday, March 7th from 2:30pm-4:0pm and 5:30pm-6:45pm.

03/01/2018

Don't miss the lecture by Professor Naomi Paik, "Rightlessness: Sanctuary and the Work Ahead" on Thursday, March 1st at 7:00pm in Dye Lecture Hall in the Oberlin Science Center (119 Woodland St.)!

02/25/2018

02/25/2018

An amazing evening with San Jose Taiko--both an incredible performance and a wonderful opportunity to learn about the history of this art form. Kudos to all the people who helped make it possible to bring San Jose Taiko to Oberlin, especially Oberlin College Taiko and Mackenzie Lew!

02/23/2018

There will be special public visiting hours at the Courage and Compassion exhibit on Friday, February 23rd from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Please join us!

02/23/2018

The first of many field trips of local schoolchildren to learn about Japanese internment during World War II at the Courage and Compassion exhibit!

02/22/2018

Oberlin Courage and Compassion featured on Cleveland's WVIZ Ideastream!

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