To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press is offering discounted prices on two of its core publications.

• “Speaking Out for Personal Justice: Site Summaries of Testimonies and Witnesses Registry from the U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Hearings (CWRIC), 1981” ($20, 50 percent off regular price)

Edited by author, community activist and researcher Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga and AASC librarian archivist Marjorie Lee, “Speaking Out for Personal Justice” is a milestone resource and reference guide to the 789 oral testimonies presented before the CWRIC at 20 hearing sessions in nine cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, between July and November 1981.

• “Executive Order 9066: The Internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans.” ($10, a savings of $5)

This exhibition catalogue features images from Japanese American internment during World War II. It includes photos from Ansel Adams, Clem Albers, J.D. Bigelow, Fred Clark, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Charles Mace, Toyo Miyatake, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Francis Stewart, United Press International, and unknown artists.

Offers expire on Saturday, Aug. 31. Copies can be ordered via phone, email, or regular mail. To download the purchase form, click here.

Shipping/handling is $5 for the first book plus $1 for each additional. Add sales tax if applicable — Los Angeles County residents add 9 percent sales tax or California residents add 7.5 percent sales tax. Contact information:

UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press, 3230 Campbell Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546

(310) 825-2968

aascpress@aasc.ucla.edu

 

 

 

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