Today UUCB was honored to hear Dr. Satsuki Ina recount in vivid detail the history of the U.S. government's shameful incarceration of her family and 120,000 other people of Japanese ancestry and the acts of resistance, defiance and struggle by her parents and many others.
She reminded us of how important it was for people outside the incarceration centers to support and stand in solidarity with those who were imprisoned. And how rarely it happened. These teachings reverberate across the decades to our time.
In speaking of the Japanese American community in this era of escalating attacks on immigrant communities, Ms. Ina said, "We are a gathering storm of resistance to the injustices of today."
May we stand in solidarity.
