The Topaz Stories Exhibit in the Utah State Capitol is on!

Collage of Topaz photos

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 (Utah Department of Community & Cultural Engagement), and Stephanie Angelides (Capitol Curator).

Thirty-one stories will be displayed on the 3rd floor mezzanine of the State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. The stories reflect the diverse voices of three generations of men, women and children who endured three years in the Utah desert, behind barbed wire and under armed guard, from September 1942 to October 1945–their only crime, their ancestry.

The exhibit will feature an innovative design by exhibit designer Jonathan Hirabayashi and a selection of camp artifacts from the Topaz Museum.

A public event is being planned for a date to be determined in April or May. We will keep you posted! You can also check Topaz Stories News for updates.

The Topaz Stories Team

Images (family photos: all rights reserved):

  1. James and Dan Hirano, “Father and Son.”
  2. Evacuation notice in San Francisco. Dorothea Lange. NARA #536017, “Left Behind.”
  3. Yae Yedlosky, Grace Mori Saito Tom, Setsuko Asano Ogami, and Kaz Oyamada Iwahashi, “Friends Forever.”
  4. Amy and Jeanie Takagi, “Topaz Birth.”
  5. Norm and Pat Hayashi, “Every Little Moment.”
  6. Tomiko and Shigeru Sasaki, “Life Goes On.”