Duncan Ryūken Williams, director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, author of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War, and ordained Soto Zen Buddhist priest, will give a presentation on Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration, the multi-faceted project that addresses the erasure of the identities of individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration. This project includes the Ireichō, a sacred book of names now on display at JANM. 

RSVP  jill@j-sei.org with “Ireicho” in the subject line. This lecture will be held virtually and in-person at J-Sei: 1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608