April 4, 2026: Echoes in the Present

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1) Three Japanese American women post in front of a beautiful cove with a rocky point behind them in the distance. 2) Two senior Japanese American women smile in front of a wisteria Vine. 3) A senior Japanese American woman stands in front of a run-down shack with historical signage in front. — We took time to enjoy Monterey: (L) Mari Nakamura, Kyoko and Ruth at Pt. Lobos. Courtesy of Kimi Hill; (Middle) Ruth and Kyoko took a walking tour of downtown Monterey and (R) Cannery Row, where we saw the accommodations for immigrant cannery workers (1920-1950), including Japanese and Filipino workers. Courtesy of Ruth Sasaki.

Two photos of Chinese American women in a park. Both are carrying signs ("No one is above the law," and "No Kings"). There are other people behind them, also carrying signs. — *After the program, friends Sue and Barbara and I caught the tail end of Monterey’s “No Kings” gathering minutes away from the JACL Hall. Courtesy of Ruth Sasaki.*

Many thanks to Pam Dally-La Mica, Arly La Mica, and Larry Oda of the JACL for hosting the event, and to Kyoko, Norm, Naomi and Kimi for sharing stories. Love and best wishes to May Takashima, who could not attend–we missed you, May!

To see a video of the program, click this link.

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Media Coverage:
Watch “Utah Historians Run Exhibit on Japanese American Internment,” abc4 News, 2/19/2025).
Read “Utah Once Said ‘Never Again’–Do We Mean It? Deseret News, (2/26/2025).
Read “Topaz Stories Exhibition: A Way to Remember the Past.” SUU News, 2/7/2025.
Read ‘Topaz Stories’ exhibit travels Utah showing human side of WWII internment (KSL.com, May 24, 2024)
Read ‘Topaz Stories’ mines the history of a Japanese American internment camp (ParkRecord, May 18, 2024)
Read Remembering Japanese American Internment–Day of Remembrance (Rosie the Riveter Trust blog, March 24, 2024)
Read Internee’s story told with ‘Topaz Collages’ (Wheel of Dharma, Vol. 5, Issue 3, March 2023).
Watch Topaz survivors tell their stories (abc4 News, 4/22/2022)
Listen to the “In the Hive” podcast with interviews with Ann Dion, Jonathan Hirabayashi, and Topaz survivors Jeanie Kashima and Joseph Nishimura (KCPW, 4/28/2022)
Read How a Utah exhibit about Topaz Camp looks to find empathy in ‘an ugly stain on American history (ksl.com, 4/22/2022)
Read “Topaz Stories rise from the dust,” (Department of Culture & Community Engagement, 4/2022)
Listen to KQED Forum, Day of Remembrance interview with Ruth Sasaki, 2/15/2022
Listen to Max Chang and Ruth Sasaki interviewed (KRCL RadioActive, 2/9/2022
Read On Topaz Stories and ‘Authentic Voice’, the Discover Nikkei interview with Ruth Sasaki (10/14/2022)
Listen to Remembering the Japanese American Incarceration on Brad Westwood’s “Speak Your Piece” podcast featuring Ruth Sasaki and Jonathan Hirabayashi (6/2/2021)

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