Return to California: Photos

We concluded our six-part speaking series on December 5 with stories of postwar resettlement. Topaz survivors Kaz Oyamada Iwahashi and Gay Minamoto Kaplan, along with Topaz descendant Meri Mitsuyoshi, shared their family stories: “Questions I Never Asked Mom,” “The Aftermath,” and “Untitled, by Saburo Tamura.”

1) A senior Japanese American woman stands at a podium in front of an audience. On the screen next to her is a photo of a 1940s bus parked at a city curb which is piled with luggage. 2) A senior Japanese American woman with short black hair speaks into a microphone, gesturing with one hand. 3) A Japanese American woman wearing a black and gray kasuri top smiles as she speaks into a microphone.
Kaz Iwahashi, Gay Kaplan and Meri Mitsuyoshi speak at “Return to California: Stories of Postwar Resettlement” on Dec. 5, 2024. Photos by Chris Yamashiro.

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