Friday, April 5, 2019

7:00 pm

125 McKenzie Hall

Duncan Ryuken Williams, Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures, USC

Panelist: Dr. Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President, Equity and Inclusion

Panelist: Dr. Irum Shiekh, Professor, Ethnic STudies, Clark Honors College

Dr. Williams will be speaking about the experience of Japanese American Buddhists in internment during World War II, based on his book: American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War.

Co-sponsors: Buddha Eye Temple, Oregon Humanities Center, Department of Religious Studies, Ethnic Studies Department, and Department of History.