Part of UHD 50th Anniversary President’s Lecture Series in Recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
HOUSTON (May 2, 2024) – In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, award-winning filmmaker and Los Angeles’ ABC7 Eyewitness News Anchor David Ono will shed light on the internment of Japanese Americans at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), A-300, Academic Building, 201 Girard Street, as part of UHD’s 50th Anniversary President’s Lecture Series.
ABC13 Houston Reporter Miya Shay will moderate this riveting conversation. Reservations are requested, and lunch will be served.
Ono has received 28 Emmys and nine prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards for achievement in electronic journalism. His many documentary films include “Legacy of Heart Mountain,” which chronicled the stories of the people who were held in the Wyoming concentration camp during WW II.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. UHD educates approximately 14,000 students annually, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. TheStockWatcher.com called UHD a “notable institution providing high-quality online MBA programs. … UHD ensures that its graduates are well-prepared to succeed in their chosen career paths.”
The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and Minority-Serving Institution. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.
