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Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima, First Topaz Baby
She was the first baby born at the Topaz Concentration Camp in central Utah. The hospital was not c…

Edna Horiuchi • June 6, 2023

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California concentration camps Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima museums San Diego Topaz Collages (exhibition) Topaz concentration camp United States Utah Visions Museum of Textile Art World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima museums San Diego Topaz Collages (exhibition) Topaz concentration camp United States Utah Visions Museum of Textile Art World War II World War II camps
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Yoshiko Uchida's Remarkable—and Underappreciated—Literary Career
I have long been a fan of Yoshiko Uchida, a Berkeley-based writer best known for her children&rsquo…

Brian Niiya • Dec. 3, 2021

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Berkeley books California children's books concentration camps library materials publications Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps Yoshiko Uchida
Berkeley books California children's books concentration camps library materials publications Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps Yoshiko Uchida
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The Highflying Artistry of Miné Okubo
A whimsical drawing by Miné Okubo portrays a family and dog adrift in a hot air ballo…

Edna Horiuchi • Nov. 12, 2021

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artists arts concentration camps drawing generations graphic arts Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese language newspapers Kashu Mainichi (newspaper) Kristen Hayashi Miné Okubo newspapers New York (state) Nisei postwar Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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The 48-Star American Flags travel to Heart Mountain, Topaz, and Honolulu
On July 5, 2021, I flew down early in the morning from San Jose for a flag signing event at the Gar…

Johnny Cepeda Gogo • Oct. 26, 2021

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concentration camps flag signing project Hawai'i Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Honolulu imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Oahu Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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Power of Our Stories
On Topaz Stories and “Authentic Voice”: A Conversation With Writer And Editor Ruth Sasaki - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Tamiko Nimura: As editor/curator, are there any particular segments in Topa…

Tamiko Nimura • Oct. 15, 2021

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Ruth Sasaki Topaz Stories (project) World War II World War II camps
Ruth Sasaki Topaz Stories (project) World War II World War II camps
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Power of Our Stories
On Topaz Stories and “Authentic Voice”: A Conversation With Writer And Editor Ruth Sasaki - Part 1
As a college student at UC Berkeley in the 1990s, I was searching for Sansei writers who wrote ab…

Tamiko Nimura • Oct. 14, 2021

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Ruth Sasaki Topaz Stories (project) World War II World War II camps
Ruth Sasaki Topaz Stories (project) World War II World War II camps
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Behind the Art of Miné Okubo
How appropriate that on the 75th Anniversary of Miné Okubo’s pioneering graphic memoir…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 26, 2021

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biographies California Citizen 13660 (book) concentration camps drawing exhibitions graphic arts Kristen Hayashi memoirs Miné Okubo Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
biographies California Citizen 13660 (book) concentration camps drawing exhibitions graphic arts Kristen Hayashi memoirs Miné Okubo Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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The Power of Place: James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Persistence of Memory
Part 5: Epilogue—The Persistence of Memory
The monument stone, toppled, perhaps face-down in the dirt, is a witness to the honor fellow incarc…

Jeff Burton +1 • July 11, 2021

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imprisonment incarceration monuments Topaz United States Utah World War II World War II camps
imprisonment incarceration monuments Topaz United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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The Power of Place: James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Persistence of Memory
Part 4: Memories on the Landscape in 2020
In the fall of 2020, wildfires were raging across California, and smoke in our hometown of Lone Pin…

Jeff Burton +1 • July 4, 2021

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imprisonment incarceration monuments Topaz United States Utah World War II World War II camps
imprisonment incarceration monuments Topaz United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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The Power of Place: James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Persistence of Memory
Part 3: Reclaiming History
1943–1946: While Walking his Dog How is such a tragic event noted when it occurs? What …

Jeff Burton +1 • June 27, 2021

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imprisonment incarceration monuments Topaz United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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