Grant was one of the many folks whose personal involvement contributed to the eventual success of redress.

He wanted to have the generosity of Earl Andersons brave deed told and to finally have an exhibition about the Japanese families in Box Elder County at the Brigham City Museum.Utah to create a Japanese pioneer exhibit on the families that lived in Box Elder County before and after World War II.

The official name of the exhibition will be Uncovering the Journey: Japanese American Pioneers in Box Elder County and the exhibition is slated to open on Saturday.one of only four awarded to men in the 442nd.Tazoi is holding the Congressional Gold Medal that his father received.

Once the Uyematsu family had been told that the Heart Mountain camp was going to close and they had to find a new home.The museums upcoming exhibit also brought an invitation for Blumenthal to be invited as a guest panelist at the JAMP (Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages) Topaz panel on Sept.

they moved back to California while the Sumida and Uyematsu families stayed for 79 years.

to join the museum team as a project assistant who will work exclusively on the Japanese pioneer exhibit until completion.Their next event will be the annual New Years celebration in Little Tokyos Weller Court.

By GWEN MURANAKARAFU SENIOR EDITORWith demonstrations of ikebana.I hope the legacy … will continue for many years to come.

Watching you work at the Nisei Week bazaar in sweltering heat.to taste experience to the utmost.