Akemi Johnson
@akemijohnson.bsky.social
📕 Author of NIGHT IN THE AMERICAN VILLAGE
📗 Current project: Tule Lake & the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans
(One Signal/Atria/Simon & Schuster)
akemijohnson.com
📗 Current project: Tule Lake & the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans
(One Signal/Atria/Simon & Schuster)
akemijohnson.com
Check out this gorgeous new site by Haruka Sakaguchi, esp the family portraits: thecampsamericabuilt.com
We are beyond “never again” in terms of educating people about the WWII Japanese American incarceration. Wrestling w/ this history now, for me, is about healing—this project helps do that & more
We are beyond “never again” in terms of educating people about the WWII Japanese American incarceration. Wrestling w/ this history now, for me, is about healing—this project helps do that & more
February 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check out this gorgeous new site by Haruka Sakaguchi, esp the family portraits: thecampsamericabuilt.com
We are beyond “never again” in terms of educating people about the WWII Japanese American incarceration. Wrestling w/ this history now, for me, is about healing—this project helps do that & more
We are beyond “never again” in terms of educating people about the WWII Japanese American incarceration. Wrestling w/ this history now, for me, is about healing—this project helps do that & more
Today is #DayofRemembrance, when we commemorate the US government's mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
February 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today is #DayofRemembrance, when we commemorate the US government's mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
Today I visited the site in Sacramento where 83 years ago the US government incarcerated my grandfather, his family & 4700+ other Japanese Americans.
The historical marker, from 1987, reads, “May this memorial remind all Americans to be alert so that such injustices never recur.”
The historical marker, from 1987, reads, “May this memorial remind all Americans to be alert so that such injustices never recur.”
January 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Today I visited the site in Sacramento where 83 years ago the US government incarcerated my grandfather, his family & 4700+ other Japanese Americans.
The historical marker, from 1987, reads, “May this memorial remind all Americans to be alert so that such injustices never recur.”
The historical marker, from 1987, reads, “May this memorial remind all Americans to be alert so that such injustices never recur.”