Nisei Paradox: Japanese American Draft Resisters during World War II — live event on Oct 4, 2026

Nisei Paradox: Japanese American Draft Resisters during World War II

Nisei Paradox: Japanese American Draft Resisters during World War II at McMenamins Mission Theater, Portland on Sun, Oct 4, 2:00 PM. Tickets from $10. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.

Official Tickets: Etix/Cascade Tickets is the official ticketing source and partner of Mission Theater -- During WWII, young Japanese Americans (Nisei) incarcerated at the Minidoka Relocation Center in Southeast Idaho, faced a paradox: fight for a country that had stripped them of their civil liberties, taken away their freedom and placed them and their families behind barbed wire, not because they were the enemy but because they looked like the enemy; or, resist the draft because they and their families had been unconstitutionally and unfairly incarcerated. The Nisei Paradox, a multi-media stage reading created, produced and performed by a group of judges and attorneys, tells the story of 42 young Japanese Americans who chose to resist the draft and fight injustice through civil disobedience. These young men chose a different type of courage than the many Nisei incarcerees who went to war—they chose to resist, to oppose unfair treatment, to stand up to a stacked legal system, only …

Starts: Sun, Oct 4, 2:00 PM

Ends: Sun, Oct 4, 4:00 PM

Where: 1624 Northwest Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon 97209, United States

Price: $10.0

Venue: McMenamins Mission Theater

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