Remembering the Japanese American incarceration of WWII

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II.

In recognition of the anniversary, Nevada Humanities hosts an annual Day of Remembrance. Thursday night, the organization, along with the Nevada Museum of Art and the Reno chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), will present a special screening of Tadashi Nakamura’s film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement. The documentary chronicles the life of Los Angeles-born artist, dancer, singer, author and activist Nobuko Miyamoto, who was sent to the Santa Anita temporary detention center when she was only two years old.

While the screening is sold out, George Tsz-Kwan Lam, assistant director for Nevada Humanities, and Stan Morrice, treasurer for Reno chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, stopped by Morning Break to share the impact of this dark moment in our nation’s history. The goal in honoring this Day of Remembrance is amplify and preserve the stories and lessons of World War II so that such injustices never happen again.

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