This President’s Day, Feb. 19, marks the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that led to the wrongful incarceration of 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.

This commemorative event will feature a panel discussion with:

• William Harris, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
• Perrin Ireland, artist and biologist, great-granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Dr. Madeline Hsu, Professor of History and Director, Center for Global Migration Studies, University of Maryland
• Moderator: David Inoue, Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League

This event is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, and the Japanese American Citizens League.

The 2024 Day of Remembrance program is generously supported by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Roosevelt Institute, the Japanese American Citizens League (national and D.C. chapter), Patti Hirahara, Nori Uyematsu, and the C.V. Starr Endowment for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Studies, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.

Support of the Museum’s efforts to document and share the history of the Japanese American experience is also made possible by its Japanese American History Endowment. Leadership support for the endowment and the museum’s activities was provided by SF Gassho Trust, Terasaki Family Foundation, Advanced Fresh Concepts, Hawai‘i Air Cargo Inc., Ronald Yoshino, Patti Hirahara and Terry K. Takeda, Mary Hirahara, Tom Hoshiyama, and Dr. Himeo Tsumori.