2011 Annual Day of Remembrance at the Smithsonian

442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
Film Screening and Discussion with Director Junichi Suzuki

To observe the 69th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt which led to the imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, present the film 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity at the Smithsonian Institution. This film, directed by Junichi Suzuki, narrates the history and legacy of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, known as the most decorated US Regiment during WWII. In addition to the use of archival footage, the film includes interviews with several surviving veterans including United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye and George Sakato. Both veterans were recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government. A forum with the director, Junichi Suzuki, will follow the screening. 

Co-sponsors of the program include the Japanese American Citizens League, the Japanese American Veterans Association, and Southwest Airlines.

• Click here to watch the trailer on the film’s official website
• View the official press release

Director Junichi Suzuki

Auditorium info:
The Carmichael Auditorium is on the first floor of the National Museum of American History, near the museum entrance facing Constitution Avenue.

Parking info:
Please click here to download a PDF for more details on where to park at the Smithsonian.

Closest Metro:
Smithsonian and Federal Triangle stations will be closed for the weekend.  Please use Metro Center or L’Enfant Plaza stations.

Metrorail Closings for Presidents Day Weekend:
Blue and Orange Lines – No train service between Metro Center and  L’Enfant Plaza.  Federal Triangle and Smithsonian stations will be closed from February 19 – 21.
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