Speak Out for Justice: August 4, 1981

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Speak Out for Justice: August 4, 1981

August 4th, 1981 was the first day of the CWRIC Los Angeles hearings, consisting of testimonies that cover the personal accounts of Japanese American internees, their children, and the wide range of effects stemming from camp experiences due to Executive Order 9066. Testifiers experienced business and property loss, being forced from their homes, feeling exploited, and then being sent home with nothing to come back to. Internees also shared their post-camp trauma and feelings of shame for being Japanese American.

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An Online Multi-Media Exhibit: Where Are You At?

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An Online Multi-Media Exhibit: Where Are You At?

The UCLA undergrads who interned at Visual Communications during their Spring 2021 quarter have endured over a year of remote learning and social isolation. Check out this virtual gallery to see how Leah Janelle “LJ” Isorena, Keana Mataalii, Yang Xi, and Janice Yun have harnessed the power of the creative arts to show us how they are coping with the effects of the pandemic in their respective parts of the world.

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Visual Communications Recognized as One of "America's Cultural Treasures" and Receives LA Arts Recovery Fund Grant

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Visual Communications Recognized as One of "America's Cultural Treasures" and Receives LA Arts Recovery Fund Grant

We are thrilled to be a recipient of the LA Arts Recovery Fund! As one of 90 nonprofits receiving grants, we are humbled to be recognized as one of “America’s Cultural Treasures,” and are excited to continue serving our community and contributing to the rich cultural fabric and economic recovery of LA County.

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