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Seventy-six years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs by Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came for Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and following Japanese American activists as they speak out against present-day calls for a Muslim registry and travel ban. After the screening, Susan Carlson, assistant curator at the International Center of Photography, will moderate a discussion with filmmaker Abby Ginzburg, Satsuki Ina, who is featured in the film, and photo historians Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, authors of Un-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II. Premiere is at the Angelika Film Center. Ticketing information at icp.org/events

Presented in collaboration with the Poetry Society of America and the Poetry Coalition Coalition’s “Poetry and the Body” theme, this two-part event brings together artists, scholars, poets, and photographers who draw on the history of Japanese incarceration during World War II and its archival, material evidence in their innovative practices. During Part I, poet Kimiko Hahn introduces an in-gallery reading prior to a conversation between poet Christine Kitano and photographer Kevin Miyazaki, moderated by Tom Ikeda, executive director of Densho, an organization dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and disseminating oral histories and other artifactual materials around the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. This is a free event, but please register in advance. ICP Members have access to the best seats at our public programs in our reserved members’ section. Ticketing information at icp.org/events.

Presented in collaboration with the Poetry Society of America and the Poetry Coalition’s “Poetry and the Body” theme, this two-part event brings together artists, scholars, poets, and photographers who draw on the history of Japanese incarceration during World War II and its archival, material evidence in their innovative practices. During Part II, Julian Saporiti with Erin Aoyama present the immersive musical experience No-No Boy, followed by a discussion with poet Brandon Shimoda, photographer Paul Kitagaki, and scholar Bob Lee. This is a free event, but please register in advance. ICP Members have access to the best seats at our public programs in our reserved members’ section. Ticketing information at icp.org/events