PREVIOUS SPEAKING EVENTS
Watch videos of Jon Osaki's previous speaking events below
Reparations | Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival
Following the screening of the film "Reparations" by Jon Osaki at the 2021 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest in Sunnyvale, CA on October 2, 2021, panelists discuss reparations for African Americans in the form of HR40 and how Japanese Americans, after the experience of fighting for reparations (HR442), can be allies in this effort. Film showing sponsored by San Jose JACL, panel produced by San Jose Nikkei Resisters.
Reparations | Booker T. Washington Community Service Center | JCYC
The San Francisco premiere of the documentary Reparations was hosted by the Booker T. Washington Community Service Center and the Japanese Community Youth Council. The panel was moderated by SF Human Rights Commission Executive Director, Sheryl Davis, and included SF Board of Supervisor President Shamann Walton, BTWCSC Executive Director Shakirah Simley and JCYC Executive Director/Filmmaker Jon Osaki (Video Credit: Monks Media Works).
Not Your Model Minority National | APIAHF Voices Conference
Panel Discussion on Documentary Not Your Model Minority