Topaz Stories reception: April 22, 2022

That brings us to the heart of the program–the stories.

Ruth Sasaki, editor and curator, spoke about the motivation behind the Topaz Stories project and the need to keep the stories alive — *^{Ruth Sasaki, editor and curator, spoke about the motivation behind the Topaz Stories project and the importance of keeping the stories alive. (Edee Chang)}*

Joe Yoshino, Topaz descendant, reads "The M.P. Building" by Taneyuki Dan Harada — *^{Joe Yoshino, Topaz descendant, read “The M.P. Building–Topaz,” by Taneyuki Dan Harada, who passed away in 2020. (Leona Lau)}*

Kay Yatabe, Topaz descendant, read Jeanie Kashima's story, "Topaz Birth" — *^{Kay Yatabe, Topaz descendant, read Jeanie Kashima’s story, “Topaz Birth.” (Edee Chang)}*

The emotional highlight of the program was Joseph Nishimura’s reading of his own story, “Leaving Topaz.”

Joe Nishimura, a Topaz survivor, reads his story, "Leaving Topaz." — *^{Joseph Nishimura, Topaz survivor. (Barbara Hori)}*

For press coverage of the event, see ksl.com’s article: “How a Utah exhibit about Topaz Camp looks to find empathy in ‘an ugly stain on American history‘” and an ABC news segment, “Topaz survivors tell their stories.”

We’ll post again soon with more photos of the exhibit visitors, reception attendees, and other contributors and Topaz families. We are grateful to Max Chang, who was our emcee, and Brad Westwood, who organized the logistics for the reception; you’ll meet them in our next post!

The Topaz Stories Team

Plan to visit the Topaz Stories Exhibit in Salt Lake City
Listen to KQED Forum: Remembering the Japanese American Internment, February 15, 2022
Listen to our interview on KRCL RadioActive, February 9, 2022
Read our Discover Nikkei interview
Listen to the Topaz Stories podcast

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