Screening of
A Long March
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A documentary about Filipino-American WWII Veterans
and their struggle for recognition
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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In-Person Only
Gabelli Business School
McNally Theater, First Floor
140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
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Agenda
5:30 - 7:30 pm Screening and Discussion
7:30 - 8:30 pm Cocktail reception
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When Japan invaded the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos fought bravely alongside other members of the U.S. armed forces in World War II. As U.S. nationals, the Filipinos were promised veterans’ benefits, which were revoked by the Rescission Act of 1946. This documentary traces the efforts of Filipino-American World War II veterans as they fought for redress and recognition in the courts and in Congress.
After the screening, Professor Thomas Lee, a U.S. Navy veteran, will moderate a discussion with Tammy Botkin, the film's director, producer, and writer, and Captain Florencio Yuzon USN, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, who comes from a Filipino-American U.S. military family. Judge Denny Chin will provide welcoming and concluding remarks.
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| Director & Writer TS (Tammy) Botkin
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Director, Producer, and Writer of A Long March
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Captain Florencio J. Yuzon
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Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General for Administrative Law at the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy
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| Co-Director, Center on Asian Americans and the Law
Leitner Family Professor of International Law,
Fordham Law School
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| Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Co-Director, Center on Asian Americans and the Law
Lawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence,
Fordham Law School
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CLE credit will be available
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