A Rebel’s Outcry: Biography of Issei Civil Rights Leader Sei Fujii (1882-1954) is an illustrated biography and detailed look into the life of Japanese American civil rights leader Sei Fujii, known for overturning the California Alien Land Law in 1952 and founding the Japanese American newspaper Kashu Mainichi (California Daily News). His complex history reveals his intriguing journey as an immigrant, a social justice activist, unionizer, and a community leader. Fujii’s story exemplifies the multitude of ways Americans have and may continue to fight for our civil rights.
An in-person presentation by Jeffrey Gee Chin, author, filmmaker, and publisher, with special guests from Lil Tokyo Reporter, the award-winning film based on Sei Fujii
Event will also include a special live-reading with AMPAS Governor & Oscar Winner Chris Tashima and Nisei Week’s Miss Tomodachi Mika Dyo.