A community reading commemorating Day of Remembrance and launching “Dear—,” the chapbook and online letter archive. Readers TBD!
"Dear—" was created with the support of an Artists Initiative grant from Densho, a grassroots organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans to promote equity and justice today; the Santa Fe Arts Institute’s (SFAI) “Truth and Reconciliation” residency; and the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno.
Deep gratitude to Gregg Saito, Janelle Saito, Leigh Saito, Marion Masada, Saburo Masada, Nikiko Masumoto, Valarie Kaur, Brandon Shimoda, Devoya Mayo, Akiko Miyake-Stoner, Naser Nekumanesh, Tess Taylor, Lee Herrick, Lisa Lee Herrick, and Amy Uyematsu for engaging in correspondence with me. Thank you, Dave Lehl, for the photographic portraits of my family and community.