Daytime Connections: Lessons from Internment of Japanese Americans

Through Daytime Connections, older adults empower each other to live intentional, joyful, purposeful, and spiritually fulfilled lives. Programs include a presentation, discussion and small meal (a $5 donation is requested for the meal). To RSVP, contact Sandy DiNanni at sandy@firstuniv.org or 612-825-1701.

Was U.S. internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II justified to protect Americans? In contrast, how did this forced way of living affect Japanese-American children and families? The camp experience of a young Japanese girl inspired local songwriter Larry Long to write a song, “Be Kind to All that Live,” and publish a video that highlights her experience of living in an internment camp during World War II.

Church panel members will tell their own stories about modern-day “internment” to help us reflect on the way we treat marginalized peoples living among us today. Small group discussions will invite us to reflect on our national behavior and how can we be a voice for new solutions.