Candlelight Vigil in Little Tokyo 09_09_2010.mpg

Nine years after 9/11/2001, Japanese American religious leaders, community groups, and individuals of many faiths and ethnicities gathered together to decry the increased hatred directed against Muslims in the United States. Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II and understand how fear and hysteria can lead to the unjust persecution of a minority group. The candlelight vigil and the formation of a human peace symbol represents the solidarity of participants with Muslim Americans. Muslim Americans from MPAC and CAIR also addressed the crowd..

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Education

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• NCRR
• candlelight vigil
• Muslim Americans
• Japanese Americans
• religious tolerance
• hate crimes