Special Events Center to host stage production of Nisei Paradox on Sept. 20

The Friends of Minidoka for Nisei Paradox is coming to Boise State on Sept. 20

From 1944 to 1945, 37 men confined at Minidoka resisted draft orders resulting in a three-and-a-half-year sentence at McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary. Through a month of free community programming, the Friends of Minidoka will be exploring the courage of these Nisei men who fought for the restoration of their full citizenship before serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, the legacy of their actions and parallels today. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Special Events Center on campus.

The Friends of Minidoka for Nisei Paradox - researched by former Idaho Chief Magistrate Ronald Bush and written by Jeffrey Thomson, a Boise attorney - offers a glimpse at a historic portrayal of the court proceedings and investigates the contradictions of civic duty and civil rights within a one-act multimedia production.

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