Commentary
Our readers and community members share their thoughts via their commentaries.
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The Wakasa Monument belongs back home in Japantown, San Francisco
Toru Saito
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It’s not 1942 anymore; “Shikata ganai” is no longer in my vocabulary. I was four when they put me in that prison camp, Topaz. I’m 84 now. Today I shall […] READ MORE
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Results of a community dialog about a Japanese American artifact
Melissa Lobach, American River Conservancy
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On a scenic knoll in Gold Hill about 50 miles east of Sacramento lies the singular grave of Okei, the first Japanese woman and immigrant buried on American soil. After […] READ MORE
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Wakasa Committee asks for professional excavation where monument was unearthed
The WAKASA MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
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The Wakasa Memorial Committee has asked the Topaz Museum Board to carry out a professionally-led community archaeology excavation of the site where the Wakasa monument was unearthed by the museum […] READ MORE
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Topaz Museum seeks public input to guide preservation and future of Wakasa Monument
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DELTA, Utah — The Topaz Museum Board announces the launch of the Topaz Community Outreach Project, as part of its effort to preserve and interpret a recently discovered stone monument, […] READ MORE
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Phase 2 of Japanese American redress has begun
PHIL TAJITSU NASH
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Phase 2 of the historic Japanese American campaign for redress is underway. The signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which many of you supported, (thank you!) gave redress […] READ MORE
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In praise of J.A. allies
DIANNE FUKAMI
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For Japanese Americans, the World War II U.S. concentration camps are part of our heritage and family history, holding a special significance that others have not experienced. Even so, the […] READ MORE
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Report from Topaz
Ned Nobuo Isokawa
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On November 30 and December 1, 2021, an expert National Park Service team was in Delta, Utah at the invitation of the Topaz Museum to conduct a condition evaluation of the […] READ MORE
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Love and compassion
Jonathan Hirabayashi
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As I read about the circumstances about the unearthing of the Wakasa monument, I am saddened by some of the inflammatory language of the past four months surrounding the event […] READ MORE
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Remembering Wilma Chan
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On November 3, 2021, Supervisor Wilma Chan of Alameda County was struck and killed by a car while walking her dog. This heartbreaking news is hard felt not only by […] READ MORE
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Grandma’s gift
STUART MORI
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Shinayo Mori, my grandma, was born in 1899, outside the city of Hiroshima. She arrived in Honolulu as a shy, introverted picture bride at age 17. Her marriage was arranged by […] READ MORE
