One manifestation evident in Seamless is the anxious performance of model minority excellence in protagonist Dianes life — a seamlessly perfect ideal that comes unraveled by the end of the play.

He made the long drive to Manzanar each year so he could tell our students his story.and we were all about to leave Manzanar.

Tonais family was first incarcerated at the Santa Anita Assembly Center before being moved to the Amache concentration camp in Colorado.(Photo by Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee)The Manzanar Commitee mourns the passing of former Amache incarceree Minoru Min Tonai of Woodland Hills on Sept.and I saw Min slowly making his way down to where I was.

I remember telling him that it wasnt safe.Well certainly miss his wit and penetrating analysis.

the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.

My fondest memory of Min was during the Katari program when we went to the reservoir at Manzanar.and passed their spirit to everyone that wore their clothes.

Maybe we can hire someone? I asked.He patted the wooden box on the counter.

But… I gestured around the store.milky surface and small spots of rust blooming here and there like invasive weeds in a garden.