Perspectives
Our columnists touch on all-things Japanese America. Our readers and community members share their thoughts via their letters to the editor and commentaries.
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Sixth annual Nichi Bei Day of Giving fundraiser Sept. 5
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Livestream Web-a-thon to feature the best of the ‘Nichi Bei Café,’ staff and board, and more The public is invited to join in on the sixth annual Nichi Bei Day […] READ MORE
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On memorializing James Wakasa
PATRICK HAYASHI
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Mr. Wakasa was shot by a guard while walking his dog along the perimeter of the fence at the Topaz, Utah concentration camp. Other prisoners created a half-ton, five-foot high, […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: A call for building trust and grieving
Jasmin Trnka, Sacramento, Calif.
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Dear Nichi Bei Weekly, It is heartbreaking to read of the continued hurt and controversy over Mr. Wakasa’s memorial stone. Especially painful are the continued invalidating messages that only add […] READ MORE
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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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LETTERS: Preserving the site of James Wakasa’s murder
Betty Kano
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Dear Editor: I’m glad there is consideration for a professional archeological examination of the site of the Wakasa memorial stone. It is very appropriate as the stone marks the most […] 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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LETTERS: The Wakasa stone
Masako Takahashi
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Dear Editor, To quote Jesse Jackson, “We must turn to each other and not on each other.” I am referring to the current controversy in the Japanese American community regarding […] 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
