We were chased away from the Buddhist temples because we made too much noise while our parents were trying to pray.

directed by playwright Soji Kashiwagi.and we will acknowledge the powerful healing that is taking place as we gather together for Kintsugi 2024!At this first-of-its-kind gathering for Japanese Americans.

the story of a Sansei brother and sister faced with the daunting task of cleaning out their deceased Nisei parents home and garage.Questions to be asked and examined include: What is trauma? What is Japanese American incarceration trauma? What is intergenerational trauma? How does healing take place? What does healing look like? Decades of having the WWII experience minimized and distorted by government authorities and right-wing historians have made such questions difficult to raise.but also by actively taking part in the Ireicho Ceremony.

our focus will be on the long-term effects of the WWII incarceration trauma.participants will hear from speakers and attend workshops exploring personal journeys of healing.

it seeks to address the attempted erasure of those individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration by memorializing their names.

and community trauma that has continued to impact generations of Japanese Americans 80 years later.This is a sacred and irreplaceable site for our families.

The BLMs preferred alternatives would desecrate sacred ground and reverse nearly 50 years of efforts to tell the story of the incarceration of Japanese Americands and Alaska Natives during World War II.as well as 88 applications for wind and solar energy testing.

000 Japanese Americans and Alaska Natives at Minidoka.stakeholders and interested parties.