We celebrated the opening of the Topaz Stories 2024 Exhibit at J-Sei on September 22, in conjunction with J-Sei’s annual Family Festival. Sharing some belated photos below.
Initially, the idea of having kids read stories by Topaz survivors who were kids in camp was just a fun idea; but it began to gain a deeper significance. The population of Topaz survivors grows smaller each year; and if we want to keep the stories alive, it’s going to be the younger generations who pass them on, as an enduring reminder of the human cost of injustice and the fragility of our democracy. Especially meaningful was Toshi Minamoto reading his great-mother (Harue Minamoto)’s memories of Tanforan. Go Addie, Toshi and Kumi–you guys knocked it out of the park!