Please keep in mind that this was a busy holiday weekend and the McDonalds parking lot was packed.

we must also glance back — towards our roots and our history.I am a 14-year-old Japanese American girl and.

Those who were forced into imprisonment are still able to tell this story.This is my personal connection to the horrors of the camps.Teach them to care so they will be better equipped to carry on the legacy of the Japanese American community.

then we will fail in this endeavor.even if these people had been born in America.

Japanese Americans have a full.

Those in our past — even if not our distant past — have endured hardships that are nearly unfathomable in current times.Im so excited to see Kanji Saharas vision of this monument coming to fruition.

WWIICW President Nancy Hayata.and dates will soon be announced.

and is actively fundraising donations to support these efforts.The students are currently working on a documentary short about the monument.