I just hope we start thinking seven generations into the future about what we’re going to leave behind because I don’t believe that agriculture can last in this valley for the next few centuries. For [...] Continue Reading
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Tsuru for Solidarity: Bridging Past and Present Injustices
Japanese cranes, known as Tsuru in the Land of the Rising Sun, are elegant and statuesque birds with national treasure status. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes peace, luck and longevity, [...] Continue Reading
Tsuru for Solidarity: Superando Injusticias Pasadas y Presentes
Las grullas japonesas, conocidas como Tsuru en la Tierra del Sol Naciente, son aves elegantes y esculturales con estatus de tesoro nacional. En la cultura japonesa, la grulla simboliza la paz, la [...] Continue Reading
Searching for Lost Kinjo
It has always been known in Fresno as Chinatown, or the West Side, or the Other Side of the Tracks. But the fading facades of old buildings hide a rich history. If those old walls could talk, they [...] Continue Reading
Manzanar: Living History and Remembering the Past
“We can never fully right the wrongs of the past. But we can take a clear stand for justice and recognize that serious injustices were done to Japanese Americans during World War II.” —President [...] Continue Reading
Manzanar: Vivir la Historia y Recordar el Pasado
POR VIC BEDOIAN “Nunca podremos corregir por completo los errores del pasado. Pero podemos adoptar una postura clara a favor de la justicia y reconocer que se cometieron graves injusticias contra [...] Continue Reading
Marion Masada: Survivor, Historian, Teacher
Marion Masada is a survivor of one of America’s most tragic and misguided actions. As we prepared for our interview, she gently admonished me. “Call it a concentration camp, please,” she advised. This [...] Continue Reading
Marion Masada: Sobreviviente, Historiadora, Maestra
Marion Masada es una sobreviviente de una de las acciones más trágicas y equivocadas de Estados Unidos. Mientras nos preparábamos para nuestra entrevista, ella me regañó amablemente. “Llámelo campo de [...] Continue Reading
Day of Remembrance
It was an historically ironic location for the Japanese American Citizens League’s annual Day of Remembrance—the Fresno Fairgrounds, where thousands of American citizens were held for months living in [...] Continue Reading
Día del Recuerdo
Fue un lugar históricamente irónico para el “Día del Recuerdo” anual de la Liga de Ciudadanos Americano-Japoneses: el recinto de la feria de Fresno, donde miles de ciudadanos estadounidenses de origen [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Homeless Seek More Warmth
Bitterly cold nights in the San Joaquin Valley this winter have homeless people struggling to stay warm. On a frigid Jan. 9 morning, people from the Homeless Union pleaded with City of Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Barbed Wire Baseball
It is a date that will live in infamy—Feb. 19, 1942. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It disrupted the lives of more than 120,000 Japanese [...] Continue Reading