"Day of Remembrance," a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the presidential order that sent thousands of Americans of Japanese descent to prison camps during World War II, will be held Feb. 18-23 at the University of California, Davis. The anniversary observation of Executive Order 9066 will consist of speakers and films addressing the experiences of Japanese-American citizens who lived in the internment camps, fought in the U.S. military during the war or refused to join the U.S. armed forces. Below is a schedule of events, presented by Asian Pacific Culture Week and the Asian American Studies program at UC Davis. All events are free and open to the public. • "Gaman: To Endure," a film to be shown Tuesday, Feb. 18, at noon in 5 Lower Freeborn. The documentary traces the history of the Japanese in the United States, from immigration to internment to the redress movement. • "Japanese Americans and Executive Order 9066," a lecture to be given Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in Room 106 of Wellman Hall. The speakers will be Jerry Enomoto, a member of the Sacramento chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, and Kiyo Sato-Via Crucis, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. • "Unfinished Business," a film to be shown Wednesday, Feb. 19, at noon in 5 Lower Freeborn. The film recounts the efforts to reopen the wartime cases of Minoru Yasui, Fred Korematsu and Gordon Hirabayashi, who mounted unsuccessful legal challenges to Executive Order 9066. Their convictions were not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court until the 1980s. • "The 442nd Regimental Combat Team: Fighting Doubt," a lecture to be given Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Room 6 of Wellman Hall. The speakers will be Col. John Sadanaga and Shig Doi, members of the squad that became the most decorated unit during the war. • "Winter in My Soul," a film to be shown Thursday, Feb. 20, at noon in the Cabernet Room of the Silo. The movie focuses on Japanese-Americans who were interned in a camp at Heart Mountain, Wyo. • "Defending Civil Rights: Draft Resistance at Heart Mountain," a lecture to be given Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the East and West Carnelian Rooms of the Silo. Speaking will be Frank Emi, who resisted the draft while at Heart Mountain. • "Days of Waiting," a film to be shown Friday, Feb. 21, at noon in the Cabernet Room of the Silo. The movie tells the story of Estelle Ishigo, a caucasian women interned with her Japanese-American husband during the war. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. -more- 2-2-2 Day of Remembrance • "Come See the Paradise," a movie to be shown Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in Room 198 of Young Hall. The movie is a major theatrical release about a Japanese-American woman and her caucasian husband who are separated when she is sent to an internment camp and he is drafted into military service. Tamlyn Tomita and Dennis Quaid portray the couple. The events are co-sponsored by the Asian Bar Association, Davis Asians for Racial Equality and the Florin and Sacramento Chapters of the Japanese American Citizens League. For more information, call (916) 752-3625.