The inspiration for me started with the privilege of honoring my late father-in-law.

and the clearer it became that our destinies.Learning about the experiences of my ancestors opened the door to a much larger awakening.

There were lots of places she could be today.The NPCA organized similar events at Manzanar and other National Park Service sites that day to protest the Trump Administrations efforts to stop the national parks.But what weve got to remember is that … we have our power.

were inextricably intertwined.I started thinking not just of Japanese American history.

We have to defy it for our rights and the rights of others.

said that her family was incarcerated at Tule Lake because they had answered no-no on the loyalty questionnaire.I know these are really dark times right now.

That is why Trump and his team are so urgently trying to destroy truth and why they must fight to protect it.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu Shimpo JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs speaks to the large gathering in the museums Democracy Plaza on Aug.

the struggles for justice for immigrant communities.A real democracy doesn’t shy away from the truth.