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Saturday, April 5, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PT
Activists Inspiring Action
Igniting Justice
University of Oregon
NE Portland Campus
Campus Center, #212
2800 NE Liberty St
Portland, OR 97211
PLEASE JOIN US
ONLINE OR IN PERSON
Saturday, April 5, 2025
2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Activists Inspiring Action
Igniting Justice
University of Oregon
NE Portland Campus
Campus Center, #212
2800 NE Liberty St
Portland, OR 97211
In 2016 Oregon’s legislature designated March 28 Minoru Yasui Day to honor the state’s only Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee’s tireless fight for equality, justice, democracy, and civil rights.
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In 2025, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Minoru Yasui being posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. We also celebrate the 2025 Minoru Yasui Student Contest winners and 10 organizations whose work advances civil rights, social justice, and democracy.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
WELCOME, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & OPENING REMARKS
Peggy Nagae, MYLP Co-Founder & Committee Member
MINORU YASUI: ACTIVISM IGNITING JUSTICE
Emcee: Chani Hawkins, MYLP Committee Member and granddaughter of Minoru Yasui, shares personal insights on Grandpa Min and his cross-cultural advocacy for diverse and marginalized communities.
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM CLIP
Video of President Obama’s citation and honoring of Minoru Yasui’s lifelong fight for justice with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
ORIGINS OF THE MINORU YASUI LEGACY PROJECT
Lynn Fuchigami Parks, MYLP Committee Member, shares the journey of Minoru Yasui Legacy Project.
HONORING ACTIVISM
Minoru Yasui Activism Awards: Chani & Penn Hawkins (great-grandson of Minoru Yasui) honor ten outstanding organizations with the Minoru Yasui Activism Award for their advocacy in education, law, policy, culture, history, and art, driving meaningful change in their communities.
Student Contest Awards: Emily Thackary, Minoru Yasui Student Contest Committee Co-Chair and educator at Arts & Communications Magnet Academy (Beaverton, OR), announces the 2025 Minoru Yasui Student Contest winners featuring artwork inspired by the 2025 theme: Human Rights Activism That Inspires.
Laws & Politics Igniting Activism: Minoru Yasui Activism Awards
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American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon
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Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
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Perkins Coie LLP
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Western States Center
Art Igniting Activism:
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Student Contest Junior Division Winners
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Student Led Activity
History Igniting Activism: Minoru Yasui Activism Awards​
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Oregon Historical Society
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Densho
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Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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Presentation of Beyond Barbed Wire Virtual Tour
Art Igniting Activism:
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Student Contest Senior Division Winners​
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Student Activity
Culture Igniting Activism: Minoru Yasui Activism Awards
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Portland Japanese American Citizens League
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Tsuru for Solidarity
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Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland
CLOSING REMARKS
Maija Yasui, MYLP Committee Member
CLOSING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Mack Yasui, Min's great grandnephew, performing "Remember Me"
Presented by the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project in collaboration with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, this event honors Min’s lifelong fight for equity.
Special thanks to our hosting sponsor, the University of Oregon School of Law.
Special Thanks To Our Program Sponsors
Pillars of Justice
Minoru Yasui Stalwarts
Minoru Yasui
Legacy Booster
Friends of
Minoru Yasui Day
Serena Hawkins Law
Janet Hamada
