Hayase plays taiko as the gathering dances Tanko Bushi.

We cannot ignore what may be considered to be uncomfortable truths simply because they are ‘too negative and controversial and might cause discomfort for some.Archivist Shogan is now demonstrating a similar failure in leadership to that of our leaders during World War II.

In 1942 the federal government forcibly removed.Its only by confronting all parts of American history.said Densho Archives Director Caitlin Oiye Coon.

the lessons of this history are more relevant and urgent than they have ever been.that we can learn from it and begin to heal.

there can be no other path than for her immediate resignation.

marching for civil rights — from its upcoming exhibitions in an effort to reshape and sanitize its narrative of American history.None of them were found guilty of crimes worthy of such harsh treatment.

like many other Japanese Americans.I think that is a priceless ability and that we should not let it go to waste.

Much of the Japanese American youth is like I was: completely unaware of the culture that surrounds them.going back to the time of the concentration camps.