Friends of Minidoka, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lessons and legacies of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans outside of Jerome, Idaho, will be hosting two programs in Idaho Falls about the thirty-seven Japanese Americanmen who defied the Selective Service Act while incarcerated at Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II.
The first is a Distinguished Lecture with Frank Abe and Eric Muller at the Museum of Idaho on September 11, 2024 at 6:30 pm. Frank Abe is the author of the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, and Eric Muller is the author of Free to Die for Their Country, American Inquisition, and Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe.
The second program is a one-act multimedia stage production titled Nisei Paradox, which will take place at the ARTitorium on Broadway at 7pm on September 18, 2024. Nisei Paradox, researched by former Idaho Chief Magistrate Ronald Bush and written by Boise attorney Jeffrey Thomson, offers a historic portrayal of the court proceedings and investigates the contradictions of civic duty and civil rights within a one-act multimedia production.
Free and open to the public, registration is requested. More at minidoka.org
