in partnership with the National Veterans Network and The Army Historical Foundation.

crimes of a government can become sins of the people.who wrote nine novels and a number of nonfiction works.

which is assigned reading in schools throughout the U.articles and reviews often focused on themes of ethnicity and diversity.‘They dont and wont speak our language?Many of us who lived through the racism and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II remember what it was like to have those very words directed against one innocent group.

Jeannes books and other writings will continue to be important entry points to the Japanese American incarceration story for many.‘They are different from us.

whose powerful memoir Farewell to Manzanar opened Americas eyes to the Japanese American experience during World War II.

it was not only bad to be Japanese.Kanji worked tirelessly to ensure that the incarceration story is never forgotten and serves as a warning of what happens when its lessons are ignored.

The memorial will be built in Torrance.a JANM charter member and docent.

a memorial consisting of ten walls representing the ten American concentration camps and two walls for the Department of Justice and Immigration and Naturalization Service internment camps.Kanji SaharaThe Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Kanji Sahara.