Dec. 9: Bruce Yamashita signing and screening

When:
Thursday, December 8, 2005, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Red Line-Dupont Circle:

1. Take the South Circle exit to 19th Street.
2. Walk one block to N Street and turn right.
3. Walk six blocks to N and 24th Streets.
4. The firm is located on the left side.

Blue/Orange Line-Foggy Bottom:

1. Walk left when leaving the station.
2. Walk one block to Washington Circle and turn left into the circle.
3. Follow the circle a quarter of the way around to Pennsylvania Avenue and turn left.
4. Turn right on 24th Street and walk three blocks to N Street.
5. The firm is located on the right.

(Refreshments and appetizers will be provided. There is no charge for the event.)
Contact: Please e-mail your RSVP to May C. Lee, PAR Chair, by December 4.

Bruce Yamashita faced racial discrimination after he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He wanted to serve in the Marine Corps but was dismissed because he was Asian American. He enlisted the aid of civil rights leaders, including Dale Minami, counsel in Korematsu v. U.S., and Karen Narasaki, Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center (formally the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium). He also received congressional support and national media coverage. He was interviewed on Good Morning America and 60 Minutes. His case uncovered systematic racial discrimination.

Winning his 5-year political and legal battle enabled him to start his own practice in Washington, DC, where he continues to represent indigent clients as an immigration and criminal law attorney.

He has spoken in Japan, and he has spoken at over 40 events across the US. His memoir, Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice, was published in 2003. The film, A Most Unlikely Hero, chronicles his fight for justice.

Co-sponsored by:

• Asian American Justice Center
• South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• The Washington, D.C. chapter for Asian American Journalists Association
• Greater Washington Area Chapter of the Women’s Lawyer Division of the National Bar Association
• Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership
• Japanese American Citizens League
• The Organization of Chinese Americans Greater Washington DC Chapter
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Staffers Association
• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia Young Lawyers Section