Here you will find a listing of events from around the university that are directly related to They Called Us Enemy. Check back regularly as new events will likely be added in the next few weeks.
September 7, 2023, 5:30-7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Beach Museum K-State Student Welcome Event featuring the 2023 Common Works of Art.
Featuring Sumi painting | Visual Thinking Strategy discussions of the Common Works of Art | Video of Roger Shimomura’s Memories of Childhood | The Suitcase – an activity based on the relocation experience | Resources and other accounts of life in the camps | Additional materials on Roger Shimomura | Refreshments. Sponsored by the Beach Museum.
September 10, 2023, 8:00pm CT
Location: Outside of Hale Library; Rain Location: Town Hall Leadership Studies
“Movies on the Grass: ‘To Be Takei’”
“Together with his husband Brad, actor-activist George Takei parlays his remarkable acting career and wicked sense of humor into a new role as beloved pop-culture icon and Internet phenomenon.” Sponsored by Movies on the Grass and others.
September 12, 2023, 5:30-6:30pm CT
Location: Regnier Hall Forum (1117 Regnier Hall) and Zoom [link TBA]
“Places of Memory”
Join APDesign for a panel centered on memorialization, cultural history, and remaking home after disaster. This panel serves as the APDPro Kickoff Event (APDesign’s professional development program for students) and is open to the entire K-State community. Sponsored by the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design.
September 17, 2023, 8:00pm CT
Location: Outside of Hale Library; Rain Location: Town Hall Leadership Studies
“Movies on the Grass: ‘Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp’”
“Discover the story of a group of Japanese Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. Through the compelling voices of survivors of Minidoka, a concentration camp in the Idaho desert, Betrayed tells a universal story about unjust incarceration and the loss of civil rights.” Sponsored by Movies on the Grass and others.
September 21, 2023, 3:00-5:00pm
Location: Justin Hall 109
“Drawing on Your Power to be an Everyday Peace Builder”
Join the Applied Human Sciences department for a panel (4:00-5:00pm) focusing on dynamics of being in a multicultural society, understanding trauma people experience traversing between cultures, and empowering people to be an everyday peace builder. Prior to the panel (3:00-4:00pm), in Hoffman Lounge in Justin Hall, you are invited to view visual representations of
pivotal moments in their lives and/or how they want to be a change agent and enjoy some refreshments, and create your own addition to the visual representation.
Sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences.
September 21 – September 28, 2023
Locations: College of Engineering Atrium, Hale Library, and the Morrison Family Multicultural Center. Virtual platform TBA.
“Make a Wish - K-State Star Festival”
Turn the light of truth on the wrongs/hurts by sharing the hidden stories of wrongs: injustice, discrimination, institutionalized or individual microaggressions, negative stereotypes, lower expectations, and more gathered from our own community. After learning from those stories, the participants will write their wishes on colorful strips of paper and hang them on Tanabata bamboo branch in hopes that our wishes for a better future will come true. We also will learn from others’ perspectives by reading their wishes. Sponsored by the Global Engineer Program, College of Engineering.
September 25, 2023, 3:00-4:30pm CT
Location: Zoom
“Professional Development Workshop: The Foundations of SAFE Zone to Address Belonging”
SAFE Zone serves as a foundation for recognizing difference in a non-threatening way while being a launching point for building intercultural relationships. Workshop leader: Dr. Debra Bolton. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ksfb2023bolton. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
September 27, 2023, 7:00-8:00pm CT
Location: McCain Auditorium (with ticket, free with K-State ID), and closed-circuit streaming to designated overflow in the K-State Student Union and to select locations on the Salina and Olathe campuses.
“Where No Story Has Gone Before: An Evening with George Takei”
Sponsored by K-State First Book and others. Open to current K-State students, faculty, and staff.
September 29, 2023, 7:30pm CT
Location: Stiefel Theater - Salina Kansas
"Where No Story Has Gone Before: An Evening with George Takei"
Tickets starting at $35 go to https://www.stiefeltheatre.org/shows/george-takei
October 1, 2023, 8:00pm CT
Location: Outside of Hale Library; Rain Location: Town Hall Leadership Studies
“Movies on the Grass: ‘A Whale of a Tale’”
“The camera delves into the lives of local whalers, global activists and an American journalist in the ‘whale and dolphin killing town’ of Taiji, Japan, revealing not everything is as black and white as it seems.” Sponsored by Movies on the Grass and others.
October 10, 2023, 12:00-12:50 pm
Location: Beohringer Engelheim Auditorium between Mosier and Trotter Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine complex and Zoom. “Intercultural and Inclusion Lunch and Learn session”
Japanese American faculty will present on aspects of Japanese culture.. Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/ksfb2023vetmed | Meeting ID: 936 7344 1625 Passcode: VetMed Sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine.