This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese American incarceration. As a result, there has been heightened interest in commemorating the Day of Remembrance, February 19. 

Ruth Sasaki, KQED Forum guest
Courtesy of KQED Forum.

I was honored to be invited to speak about Topaz Stories and personal stories about the WWII experiences of my family on two radio programs this week. If you have a few minutes, you can listen at the following links:

KQED Forum hosted by Alexis Madrigal: “Remembering the Japanese American Internment“

KCRL RadioActive (Salt Lake City) hosted by Nick Burns. The Topaz Stories segment begins about halfway through.

I was also interviewed by Tamiko Nimura for Discover Nikkei. You can read Part 1 (of two parts) here.