“Carville” My Home / Mi Casa ~Interview with Jose Ramirez Jr.~

-José Ramirez Jr. Profile-
Certified Clinical Social Worker.
Currently, he is a specialist in charge of the Department of Intellectual Disabilities in the City of Houston, Texas (Harris Ward).

Born in 1951. 12 brothers and sisters (several of them developed Hansen's Disease, but were cured with home treatment). Mr. Jose was seriously ill, and in 1968, when his diagnosis of Hansen's Disease was confirmed, he was immediately admitted to the National Hansen's Disease Hospital and Sanatorium in Louisiana, where he was discharged eight years later.
Since entering Kerrville Sanatorium, he has worked to eliminate the discriminatory treatment that remains within Inside the sanatorium, and continues to protest against the use of the term "Leper," which symbolizes discrimination.
Mr. Jose is one of the few people who is blessed with strong family ties. In particular, his strong bond with Magdalena, with whom he promised his future in high school, is particularly moving. Even after the two got married and became parents of a son and a daughter, they continue to speak out against discrimination against Hansen's Disease along with their children.

• February 27, 1968: Leaving Laredo, a town in southern Texas on the border with Mexico.
• To the United States Federal Leprosy sanatorium "Carrville": 1000km ride in a hearse
• Karville is a vast sanatorium symbolized by silence. Violations of rights seen there
• Days of repeated reactions and drug cocktails
• Kazukazu's role in Inside the sanatorium
• High school sweetheart and family ties
• 1999 Kerr Building Closure and Resident Options
• As the editor-in-chief of the glorious "Star" magazine, I think of Carville and talk about Carville.

Outline of the event

[Date and time]
August 25, 2013(Day)10:30 to 12:30

【venue】
The National Hansen's Disease Museum admission is free

[Organizer]
Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation

【cooperation】
The National Hansen's Disease Museum