If They Came For Me Today: Japanese American Internment Project
San Francisco Public Library, January 2007 - March 2007
“If they came for me today” was a multimedia installation that told the story of U.S. citizens and permanent residents of Japanese descent who experienced the trauma of forced removal and incarceration during WWll.
It opened in the Skylight Room of the San Francisco Public Library. The public was invited to tour and experience the installation--to traverse and embellish with ribbons of remembrance and healing. The exhibition opened with a panel of prominent community activists and leaders who spoke to the legacy of exclusion through the historical lens of the Japanese American incarceration.
The project aimed to bridge the experience of Japanese Americans with people of all backgrounds in America today who have been impacted by exclusionary politics. The opening included a panel discussion with experts who spoke to the muslin ban, the legacy of slavery, native american genocide, and mass incarceration, etc. people who can connect the dots.
Special thanks to Deanne Morizono and Wendy Hanamura for their tremendous contributions to the Japanese American Internment Project as well as its installation at the San Francisco Public Library.
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