John Tateishi speaking engagements
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 7, 2021
France24 program "Revisited" will air a documentary memorializing the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor but also tells the story of the nation's treatment of Japanese Americans during the war. One hour documentary.
Taking a break for the rest of the year! Have a good holiday season and see you in 2022.
PAST EVENTS
Sunday, November 28, 2021 4:00-6:00PM (PST)
Politics in Black - A Case for Lineage Reparations
Discussion on how Japanese American redress might inform strategies of Black Reparations.
Watch the broadcast live here.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
"Dear White Women" podcast (dearwhitewomen.com)
Interview with podcast hosts Sara Blanchard and Misasha Suzuki Graham
Now available on the "DWW" site
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 11:30AM (PDT) 1:30PM (CDT)
40th Anniversary of the Chicago Community CWRIC Hearings
"With Liberty and Justice for All: Racism, Redress, and Reparations" Conference (Virtual)
Keynote speaker, opening plenary session
Northeastern Illinois University
Click here for event information.
Join the event. Passcode: 943681
Thursday, July 15, 2021
JACL Virtual Annual Convention, opening plenary session
A conversation with John Tateishi and Dreisen Heath, Human Rights Watch
Can the CWRIC strategies inform strategies for Black Reparations?
Thursday, July 1, 2021
"Never Again" KPFA radio interview with CA Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi and John Tateishi
Thursday, May 6, 2021 -- 6:00PM (PDT)
"Redress and Reparations" Meeting
UCLA Nikkei Students Union
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -- 1:00PM (PDT)
"Courageous Conversations: John Tateishi"
Bank of America
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 2:00PM - 3:00PM
"The Politics of Racial Reparations: Japanese American and Black American Intersections"
Professor Charles Henry and John Tateishi
Asian American Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
Read the flyer and register here.
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 4:30PM (PDT)
"Afternoon with the Author" series
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, Hawaii
Register here.
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 4:00PM - 5:00PM
California State University Monterey Bay Festival of Languages, Cultures and Ideas
Book Talk: "Redress"
Sunday, February 21, 2021 - 12:00 PM PST
Chicago Day of Remembrance: "Righting Historical Wrongs: Connecting Black Reparations to Japanese American Redress"
Chicago Chapter, Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese American Service Center of Chicago
Livestream the event here.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 4:00 PM (PST)
"From Japanese American Redress to Black Reparations: A Conversation with John Tateishi and A. Kirstin Mullen / William Darity"
Hosted by The Ito Center of the University of Southern California
Read the flyer. Sign up on the event page.
Saturday, December 19, 2020 - 11:00 AM PST
Author's Talk with Rosalyn Tonai, Executive Director
National Japanese American Historical Society
Click here to register.
Wednesday December 9, 2020 6:00 PM PST
John Tateishi (Redress), a Book Talk on Zoom with the JACL Central California District
Read the flyer and join on Zoom.
Thursday November 12, 2020 - 4:00 PM PST
A conversation about reparations with William Darity and Kirsten Mullen, authors of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
Hosted by Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC. Register here.
Thursday November 12, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
A conversation about black reparations, featuring Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, author of AB3121
A Conversation on Reparations by The San Diego Union Tribune. View the flyer.
ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) Atlanta Presents: Is Japanese [American] Internment A Model for ADOS Reparations?
Tuesday October 20, 2020 4:00 PM PT
A Conversation with John Tateishi on his book "Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations"
Japanese American Museum San Jose
Saturday September 12, 2020 1:00-2:00 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress), a Book Talk on Zoom with the JACL DC
Wednesday August 12, 2020 4:00-5:00 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress), a Book Talk on Zoom with Patricia Wakida
Eastwind Books of Berkeley
Saturday June 27, 2020 3:00 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress) live on Zoom with Berkeley JACL
Saturday May 23, 2020 1:00 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress) at Pacific Council and Japanese American National Museum
Tuesday May 5, 2020 6:30-7:30 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress) at Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Thursday April 23, 2020 1:20 PM PT
John Tateishi (Redress) at DIESEL in Brentwood
Tuesday Mar 10 2020 6:30 PM
DIESEL, A Bookstore 225 26th St, Santa Monica, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at JCCCNC San Francisco
Saturday Mar 07 2020 3:30 PM
JCCCNC San Francisco 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA map
POSTPONED EVENTS
The publication date for REDRESS was March 10, 2020, just days following the sudden outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 virus. By mutual agreement with bookstores and organizations listed, all events were canceled. The following are those venues on the original schedule, some of which were re-scheduled via Zoom presentations.
John Tateishi (Redress) at Book Passage Corte Madera
Wednesday Mar 18 2020 7:00 PM
Book Passage (Corte Madera) 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at J-Sei in Emeryville
Saturday Mar 21 2020 2:00 PM
J-Sei 1285 66th St, Emeryville, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Mechanic’s Institute in San Francisco
Thursday Mar 26 2020 6:30 PM
Mechanics' Institute--4th floor meeting room 57 Post St., San Francisco, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Cal State Monterey Bay
Wednesday Apr 08 2020 4:00 PM
Cal State Monterey Bay 5108 Fourth Avenue, Marina, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Skylight Books in Los Angeles
Friday Apr 10 2020 7:30 PM
Skylight Books 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at JACL in Monterey
Saturday Apr 11 2020 1:00 PM
Monterey JACL, 424 Adams St, Monterey, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at UC Berkeley
Tuesday Apr 14 2020 6:30 PM
Ethnic Studies Library--30 Stephens Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) @ LA Times Festival of Books
Saturday April 18 2020
LA Times Festival of Books, USC, Los Angeles CA 90007 - map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Berkeley City Club
Wednesday May 06 2020 6:30 PM
Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 7:00 PM
John Tateishi (Redress) at Pegasus Books – Downtown Berkeley
Thursday May 28 2020 7:30 PM
Pegasus Books - Downtown Berkeley 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj)
Saturday Jun 06 2020 1:00 PM
Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) 535 N. Fifth St, San Jose, CA map
John Tateishi (Redress) at Book Passage – San Francisco Ferry Building
Wednesday Jun 17 2020 6:00 PM
Book Passage - San Francisco Ferry Building One Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA map
