Join us at J-Sei on September 22, 2024 (10:30-11:45 am) for “Children of Topaz: Stories and Art,” a kid-friendly program (adults are welcome!), followed by J-Sei’s annual “Family Day’ activities beginning at noon.
Story time: Guest readers from our youth community (Adeline Emiko Shew Adao, Toshiro Thurgood Garten Minamoto, and Takumi Henry Arbizo) will share stories by Roy Iwata, Harue Minamoto, and Jon Yatabe.
Topaz Toddler Stories and Art: Several handmade albums of art created by Topaz preschool children were preserved by Tomi Takahashi Sasaki, the supervisor of preschools from 1943-45. Dana Shew has tracked down over two dozen of the “toddler” artists and will share some of their art and stories.
What: “Children of Topaz: Stories and Art”
When: Sunday, Sept.22, 2024, 10:30-11:45 am
Where: J-Sei, 1285 66th St., Emeryville, CA
The event is free and open to the public and will be held in person and online via Zoom. Registration is requested.
The Topaz Stories Team and Friends of Topaz Museum
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Media Coverage:
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, the Topaz Stories podcast with Ruth Sasaki and Jonathan Hirabayashi (6/2/2021)