Reckoning with Redress
A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION & PROJECT PREMIERE
September 22, 2026 · 5:00-8:30 PM · RSVP here
Alumni Hall, Northeastern Illinois University Student Center
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Free parking in Lot F and adjacent garage (PF)
Alumni Hall, Northeastern Illinois University Student Center
5500 N St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Free parking in Lot F and adjacent garage (PF)
Join us for the project launch of Reckoning with Redress, a cinematic digital history project on the Japanese American Redress Movement. This community celebration also marks the 45th anniversary of the 1981 Chicago hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) that took place at Northeastern Illinois University's campus.
Guests will move through an interactive showcase of the project—including the Activating the Archives game and digital story map—before gathering for a screening of Enough, a short docudrama recreating the 1981 hearings, and the community premiere of Reckonings, a short documentary on the history of the Redress Movement and the making of the project. The evening also features a performance by Ho Etsu Taiko and light food and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
Guests will move through an interactive showcase of the project—including the Activating the Archives game and digital story map—before gathering for a screening of Enough, a short docudrama recreating the 1981 hearings, and the community premiere of Reckonings, a short documentary on the history of the Redress Movement and the making of the project. The evening also features a performance by Ho Etsu Taiko and light food and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
NEIU is proud to present two more events commemorating the 1981 CWRIC hearings:
NEIU Libraries present:
Reckoning with Redress: 45th Anniversary Exhibit
On display: September 5-October 31, 2026
Ronald Williams Library, NEIU Main Campus
This exhibition curated by Dr. Alice Murata brings together contemporary art and archival materials drawn from NEIU's own testimony collection, and community and national archives to trace the history of the Japanese American Redress Movement and the stories of those who fought for it.
Reckoning with Redress: 45th Anniversary Exhibit
On display: September 5-October 31, 2026
Ronald Williams Library, NEIU Main Campus
This exhibition curated by Dr. Alice Murata brings together contemporary art and archival materials drawn from NEIU's own testimony collection, and community and national archives to trace the history of the Japanese American Redress Movement and the stories of those who fought for it.
The Goodwin College of Education presents the Carlson and Ehrlick Lectureship:
Reckoning with Redress: What Teachers Need to Know
A distinguished lecture with Dr. Michael Jin
Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 5-8 pm
NEIU Main Campus | Register here
In this distinguished lecture, Dr. Michael Jin explores how educators can bring the Japanese American Redress Movement into today's classrooms with accuracy, meaning, and relevance to students' lives.
Reckoning with Redress: What Teachers Need to Know
A distinguished lecture with Dr. Michael Jin
Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 5-8 pm
NEIU Main Campus | Register here
In this distinguished lecture, Dr. Michael Jin explores how educators can bring the Japanese American Redress Movement into today's classrooms with accuracy, meaning, and relevance to students' lives.