“What kind of ancestors do we want to be?” Erin Shigaki asked a small group of protestors, gathered just outside the King County International Airport.
Tamiko Nimura reflects on her family’s history of incarceration in the U.S. during WWII
The incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II forever altered life for Japanese Americans and their families.
WWII incarceration history fuels outcry over Fort Bliss ICE facility
The Japanese American National Museum this week denounced the opening of a massive immigration detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, calling it a disturbing repeat of U.S. government actions during World War II.
Uncovering overlooked Asian WWII stories—and their modern echoes—in “Blue Skies, Troubled Waters”
“This book is a reintroduction to this cultural historical World War Two (WWII) memoir penned by my Grandma, Martha Walandouw Lohn,” Brian Kimmel’s note to readers of “Blue Skies, Troubled Waters” begins.
Jayapal’s bill takes aim at outdated law behind WWII incarceration
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has introduced a “No Round Up Act”—to repeal the long-dormant immigration law that once enabled the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Traveling art installation honors Bellevue’s Japanese farmers
Bellevue Library last Wednesday welcomed the public to a new, traveling art installation meant to honor Bellevue’s Japanese farmers who were seized from their homes and incarcerated during WWII.
Tsuru for Solidarity rally draws crowd of hundreds to CID after Pike Place Market cancels Day of Remembrance event
A crowd of more than 400 marched from Hing Hay Park to Chiyo’s Garden on Nihonmachi Alley to commemorate the Day of Remembrance, and protest the White House’s draconian anti-immigrant policies.
Washington State Legislature holds Day of Remembrance ceremonies
Hosted by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D-Tukwila) and Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle), the Washington State Legislature on Wednesday observed the Day of Remembrance.
Local JACL chapter holds Day of Remembrance at Fairgrounds
Puyallup Valley chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) held its 47th annual Day of Remembrance at the Washington State Fairgrounds on Feb. 8.
Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia to hold protest in honor of Day of Remembrance
To mark this year’s annual Day of Remembrance, grassroots advocacy organizations Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia will hold a protest on Feb. 23 outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
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