The UC Berkeley Bancroft Library Oral History Center has unveiled its work on “Japanese American Intergenerational Narratives.” The collection includes: For an overview of the project and links to all interviews, click here.
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Category: Japanese-American Internment
Tanforan Memorial Unveiling
Eighty years after being forcibly removed from their homes in the San Francisco Bay Area, more than a dozen survivors of Tanforan Assembly Center gathered to witness the unveiling of the Tanforan Memorial at the San Bruno BART station. They were joined by hundreds of others including Tanforan descendants and local community members. Almost 8,000 […]
Keep the stories alive
Day of Remembrance 2022
Utah Exhibit Opens
A reception will be held in the Capitol rotunda on April 22 (4-6 pm), at which time, some of the contributors will travel to Salt Lake City to see the exhibit. The 26 writers who are represented in the exhibit are: First row: Ann Tamaki Dion, Amy Eto, Tamesuke Harada, Taneyuki Dan Harada, Norman Hayashi, […]
Utah Exhibit 2022
The Topaz Stories Exhibit in the Utah State Capitol is on! January 18-December 31, 2022 Utah State Capitol Building, 3rd floor mezzanine Salt Lake City, Utah The exhibit, postponed from a planned run in 2020 due to COVID, has been rescheduled to January 18-December 31, 2022 through the kind efforts of Max Chang, Brad Westwood […]
Topaz Stories: Podcast
On June 2, 2021, Jonathan Hirabayashi (the Topaz Stories exhibit designer) and I were interviewed for a podcast produced by the Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. It was part of a series on Utah history and culture called “Speak Your Piece.” Brad Westwood, our host, along with Max Chang, has been instrumental in […]
Topaz Stories Website Launched
Topaz Stories: Utah Exhibit Update
The expanded Topaz Stories Exhibit, which was scheduled to open in the Salt Lake City Utah State Capitol Building on June 6, 2020 and run through December 18, will be postponed due to the coronavirus situation. All plans are in limbo, so will keep you posted on updates. About the new exhibit Nine new stories […]
Wrong then; wrong now
[Originally published on February 16, 2017 during the Trump administration. Republished to commemorate February 19, the “Day of Remembrance” marking the date on which President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066.] This Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. On February 19, 1942, in the wake of the bombing of Pearl […]