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And a story properly heard is one that is not forgotten. Kenji yoshino, nyu school of law program in law and. Kenji yoshino, a law professor at nyu, argues that shakespeares plays contribute to modern debates about law and justice, and he draws crisp lessons from twelve of those plays. Kenji yoshino explores the cost of conformity at work. Mar 21, author kenji yoshino talks about his new book covering. Yoshino and smith hypothesized that the pressure to cover prevents members of.

Author kenji yoshino talks about his new book covering. Kenji yoshino generally travels from new york, ny, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other. The hidden assault on our civil rights and has also done research on the topic in conjunction with the deloitte university leadership center for inclusion. Kenji yoshino a legal scholar presents a memoir that documents his experiences and calls for a return to an authenticity which recognizes that the suppression of personal identity causes harm to all society. Assimilation at the cost of authenticity kenji yoshinos. The hidden assault on our civil rights and a thousand times more fair. To begin with the most sacred cow, cohen, a former member of the new york times editorial board and the author of several books. To cover is to downplay a disfavored trait so as to blend into the mainstream. Covering kenji yoshino pdf new pdf download service. We hope you will join us for a lapa seminar with kenji yoshino, the chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law at new york university school of law. Kenji yoshino offers his personal search for authenticity as an encouragement for everyone to think deeply about the ways in which all of us have.

Larson professor of civil rights and civil liberties law at the university of minnesota law school, focused on carpenters widely acclaimed new book. Kenji yoshino offers his personal search for authenticity as an encouragement for everyone to think deeply about the ways in which all of us have covered our true selves. Marriage equality on trial, an indepth account of hollingsworth v. Kenji yoshino assembly series washington university in. Kenji yoshino is an author with two videos in the cspan video library. Yoshino contends that we are entering a new civil rights epoch. In covering, kenji yoshino presents a new paradigm for civil rights. The hidden assault on our civil rights by kenji yoshino 2006, hardcover at the best online. Professor kenji yoshino talks about how students helped. Kenji yoshino, a professor of constitutional law at n. A graduate of yale law school, where he taught from 1998 to 2008, he is the author of covering. Kenji yoshino on september 8, 2014 at 7 pm at graham chapel kenji yoshino talked about his new book covering. In this new work of nonfiction, the booker prize winner julian barnes leaves. Last september, the deloitte university leadership center for inclusionan initiative of deloitte university in westlake, texasreleased a white paper coauthored by yoshino and their managing principal christie smith entitled uncovering talent.

Kenji yoshino is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Kenji yoshino and dale carpenter discuss acclaimed new book on lawrence v. This is an excerpt from kenji yoshinos new book, speak now. Yoshinos project moves forward from the belief that ones perspective needs to be shared even though it may tend toward the utopian, because it will resonate with others. Formerly, he was the guido calabresi professor of law at yale law school. In his book, professor yoshino explores the hollingsworth v. Professor yoshino is the chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law at nyu. By weaving his own personal story of life as a gay, japanese american man with the legal history of the civil rights struggle of gays and lesbians, professor yoshino creates a new, compelling genre of literature. Kenji yoshino is the face and the voice of the new civil rights. The hidden assault on our human rights, which examines the effects on civil rights.

The event is cosponsored by the philadelphia gay news. Marriage proposals for republican candidates the new yorker. Kenji yoshino is the chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law at new york university school of law. Kenji yoshino is the chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law at nyu school of law. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. On march 26, an outlawsponsored discussion between kenji yoshino, chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law, and dale carpenter, earl r.

Barbara ehrenreich, author of nickled and dimed a thousand times more fair is a highly inventive and provocative exploration of ethics and the law that uses the plays of william shakespeare as a prism through which to view the nature of justice in our contemporary lives. Perry trial, which he calls one of the most powerful civil rights trials in american history. I so appreciated kenji yoshinos heart in this book. Barbara ehrenreich, author of nickel and dimedkenji yoshino has not only given us an important, compelling new way to understand civil rights law, a major accomplishment in itself, but with great bravery and honesty, he has forged his argument from the cauldron of his own. Yoshino, a gay first generation japanese american man and law professor, writes about the pressure for marginalized groups in the united states to cover the pressure for gay people to act straight, for people of color to act white, for women to act like men, etc. Kenji yoshino speakers bureau and booking agent info. It was a reminder, yoshino says in his new book, that many americans feel they have just cause to object to any marriage between two people of the same sex. Nyu school of law professor kenji yoshino is the author of speak now. In his book yoshino provides readers plenty to consider about the act of covering, why its done and how it harms peoples individuality. This book challenges us all to confront our own unacknowledged biases, and it demands that we take seriously the idea that there are many different ways to be human. His work involves constitutional law, antidiscrimination law, civil and human rights, as well as law and literature, and japanese law and society. If this book were simply a dry, critical analysis it would disappoint, but yoshino. Kenji yoshino born may 1, 1969 is a legal scholar and the chief justice earl warren professor of constitutional law at new york university school of law.