tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post3785127805568141524..comments2024-03-18T14:15:07.873-07:00Comments on The Food Librarian: Day of Remembrance 2011 - Japanese American InternmentThe Food Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964596880945435097noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-63924037019897984752011-02-21T11:05:57.913-08:002011-02-21T11:05:57.913-08:00Thanks so much for posting this, Mary. As the one ...Thanks so much for posting this, Mary. As the one token Asian kid in most of my grade school classes, I was often left horrified as teachers glossed over the subject like it was no big deal. I'm so sorry that your dad and grandparents had to go through this.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039565618033961969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-30915649018081944922011-02-20T17:45:26.293-08:002011-02-20T17:45:26.293-08:00Mary this post is amazing - so moving and so inspi...Mary this post is amazing - so moving and so inspirational - yes...inspirational. Your words and the injustice served against your father and so many others inspire me to be to do better! Just today my niece told a joke (that I found to be offensive)...a joke that was told to her by a school-mate. I could have said nothing - as she was in the backseat with her cousin and they (only being 7 and 8 years) thought nothing of the limerick and laughed it off... But as a person who has been discrminated against because the color of my skin, because I'm a sensible adult - it was my responsibility to set the record straight - at least with the two of them (gotta' start somewhere)...<br /><br />Thank you for sharing such a moving piece of your family's history.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654074414393050752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-74400454965704676592011-02-20T13:39:12.724-08:002011-02-20T13:39:12.724-08:00Thank you for this post. I think that in a small w...Thank you for this post. I think that in a small way, talking about what happened is important and honors your dad and all the others. Hugs.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256701076656911834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-76501533909687109412011-02-19T20:53:27.410-08:002011-02-19T20:53:27.410-08:00Thanks for letting us know about this day, Mary. W...Thanks for letting us know about this day, Mary. What happened to your father and others is unconscionable. Given the state of things in the world today, it's unfortunate that "Never Again" keeps happening (e.g, genocide in Rwanda and other places). Having been born 10 years after the Holocaust, this resonates with me.<br /><br />GailGailhttp://www.wordwisewordprocessing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-56894253767517486002011-02-19T20:21:48.564-08:002011-02-19T20:21:48.564-08:00Thanks for sharing. This happened to my mom's ...Thanks for sharing. This happened to my mom's family- they lived in San Clemente, where Camp Pendleton is now and were forced to give up the land and move inland to Utah. My mom wasn't born yet, but her parents and brother and sister remember how difficult this time was.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078949193882940344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-14171484900872598862011-02-19T16:31:30.880-08:002011-02-19T16:31:30.880-08:00What a thoughtful post. Thanks for bringing awaren...What a thoughtful post. Thanks for bringing awareness to the subject.webmailaddress2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07673975045413956632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-27693336938609089492011-02-19T15:51:41.801-08:002011-02-19T15:51:41.801-08:00Thank you for reminding us (and educating some)to ...Thank you for reminding us (and educating some)to the horrors of the past and hope for the future that atrocities like these never get repeated. Also a big hug and thank you to your dad and family.Valerie Zagamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682013683879624028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-30227032226279027522011-02-19T10:34:49.930-08:002011-02-19T10:34:49.930-08:00beautiful post, send shivers down my spine that th...beautiful post, send shivers down my spine that this happened. My husband is an American who immigrated in the 1970's from Lebanon after 9/11 believe me we were afraid of what could happen. Thanks for this post!greydawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244481420744057288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-71189053046454870182011-02-19T10:07:58.819-08:002011-02-19T10:07:58.819-08:00Thank you for posting this blog entry. Not enough ...Thank you for posting this blog entry. Not enough said about this terrible decision and time in US history.RobinDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860848859082664982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-78895209406564771322011-02-19T10:06:04.908-08:002011-02-19T10:06:04.908-08:00My father was born on December 7, 1949 in Glendale...My father was born on December 7, 1949 in Glendale, California. My grandmother remembers being asked if she "minded" sharing a room with a Japanese-American woman who had also just given birth. Wondering why, she was informed of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. My spunky (even then) grandmother said, "She could hardly be involved, having just given birth. Why should it bother me? Bring 'em in."<br /><br />She ran into the woman after the war, and the family had been interned for the duration of the war and lost everything- or rather, everything had been taken from them.Lisa!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-15704697996815597312011-02-19T05:37:14.510-08:002011-02-19T05:37:14.510-08:00I was not familiar with this part of history. Than...I was not familiar with this part of history. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. <br /><br />NisrineDinners and Dreamshttp://www.dinnersanddreams.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-83498551153760876832011-02-19T05:24:39.167-08:002011-02-19T05:24:39.167-08:00Thanks so much for sharing this Mary. We must def...Thanks so much for sharing this Mary. We must definite fight to end racial profiling that despite what we are led to believe is still happening quite a bit in this country.Elianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781974730634151455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-34723085252988808612011-02-19T05:08:42.726-08:002011-02-19T05:08:42.726-08:00Thanks for your post. Very moving. I have always...Thanks for your post. Very moving. I have always thought that the Japanese Internment during WWII was one of the truly low points in US history. We have to remember so we do not repeat. I am enjoying the blog since I am also a librarian that cooks.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214278693596113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-12046297324726879832011-02-19T04:13:12.591-08:002011-02-19T04:13:12.591-08:00I tried to share this on Facebook & Twitter us...I tried to share this on Facebook & Twitter using the buttons here, but they aren't working. Had to do so manually. Just FYI.Panyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047963482554239509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503994994675408248.post-24380776738599929142011-02-18T23:59:42.921-08:002011-02-18T23:59:42.921-08:00This is such a nice post, Mary!
By the way, isn...This is such a nice post, Mary! <br /><br />By the way, isn't your cousin speaking at Manzanar this weekend? I thought I had read that somewhere?Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099121915529197227noreply@blogger.com