@susanhkamei.bsky.social
Last week, I Zoomed into HIST 210: How To Be an American: Global Histories of U.S. Citizenship for freshmen at the USC Capital Campus in DC.
I always love teaching USC undergraduates about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and engaging with their thoughtful questions.
I always love teaching USC undergraduates about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and engaging with their thoughtful questions.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last week, I Zoomed into HIST 210: How To Be an American: Global Histories of U.S. Citizenship for freshmen at the USC Capital Campus in DC.
I always love teaching USC undergraduates about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and engaging with their thoughtful questions.
I always love teaching USC undergraduates about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and engaging with their thoughtful questions.
On this day in 1954, my maternal grandmother, Shizu Kurose, became a naturalized citizen. Here is a photo of her with a beautiful lace blouse that I bet she sewed for herself.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On this day in 1954, my maternal grandmother, Shizu Kurose, became a naturalized citizen. Here is a photo of her with a beautiful lace blouse that I bet she sewed for herself.
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, I'd love to make a tribute to the Nisei soldiers. Swipe to see a short history lesson, thanks to the National Museum of the United States Army.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, I'd love to make a tribute to the Nisei soldiers. Swipe to see a short history lesson, thanks to the National Museum of the United States Army.
I'm thrilled to be part of the programs that are being funded by the grant:
📘 workshops for K-12 teachers
💼 seminars on professional identity and ethics for grad students in law, business, and journalism
🌐 launching the Legacies of Incarcerated Nikkei Connect online platform
📘 workshops for K-12 teachers
💼 seminars on professional identity and ethics for grad students in law, business, and journalism
🌐 launching the Legacies of Incarcerated Nikkei Connect online platform
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm thrilled to be part of the programs that are being funded by the grant:
📘 workshops for K-12 teachers
💼 seminars on professional identity and ethics for grad students in law, business, and journalism
🌐 launching the Legacies of Incarcerated Nikkei Connect online platform
📘 workshops for K-12 teachers
💼 seminars on professional identity and ethics for grad students in law, business, and journalism
🌐 launching the Legacies of Incarcerated Nikkei Connect online platform
Thank you to the incredible speakers- Alien Enemies Act of 1798 has relevance to our #JapaneseAmerican history and to our society today. @USCDornsife @DenshoProject.bsky.social #USCGouldLaw #UCILaw #NCRR & #JACL for their co-sponsorship. #alienenemiesactof 1798 #usc #uscshinsoitocenter
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you to the incredible speakers- Alien Enemies Act of 1798 has relevance to our #JapaneseAmerican history and to our society today. @USCDornsife @DenshoProject.bsky.social #USCGouldLaw #UCILaw #NCRR & #JACL for their co-sponsorship. #alienenemiesactof 1798 #usc #uscshinsoitocenter
I have hundreds of wonderful reviews from readers across my platforms, and a frequent review that I get is that this book is something every #American needs to read. Were you taught about the #JapaneseAmericanIncarceration in school, or did you find out later in life?
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have hundreds of wonderful reviews from readers across my platforms, and a frequent review that I get is that this book is something every #American needs to read. Were you taught about the #JapaneseAmericanIncarceration in school, or did you find out later in life?
Friends in Japan, head tomorrow to #AsakePlaza for the screening of "Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement." It's a powerful documentary with rare footage chronicling the life and legacy of beloved artist, activist, and storyteller. More information: https://loom.ly/DE06VAI
Film Screening—Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement (Yokkaichi, Mie) | Japanese American National Museum
Join us for the Mie premiere of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, a powerful documentary chronicling the life and legacy of artist and activist Nobuko Miyamoto. The screenings (morning and afternoon screenings) will be introduced by Dr. Ikumi Yanagisawa, a distinguished scholar of American literature and history, who will also provide insightful commentary on the film and its broader cultural context.
www.janm.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Friends in Japan, head tomorrow to #AsakePlaza for the screening of "Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement." It's a powerful documentary with rare footage chronicling the life and legacy of beloved artist, activist, and storyteller. More information: https://loom.ly/DE06VAI
Have you ever been afraid of being beaten? History is repeating itself.
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Have you ever been afraid of being beaten? History is repeating itself.
Looking forward to being at the #PostonPilgrimage this Friday and Saturday! This is where my dad and his family were imprisoned along with nearly 18K other persons of Japanese ancestry during #WorldWarII. More info here: https://loom.ly/1nW1PBg
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Looking forward to being at the #PostonPilgrimage this Friday and Saturday! This is where my dad and his family were imprisoned along with nearly 18K other persons of Japanese ancestry during #WorldWarII. More info here: https://loom.ly/1nW1PBg
Baseball once offered a rare sense of normalcy & hope to Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. I’m honored to share the story of its return to Manzanar & what it means today.
⚾ https://loom.ly/6-B3f8U
Image:Aaron Rapoport, CC BY-SA @us.theconversation.com
⚾ https://loom.ly/6-B3f8U
Image:Aaron Rapoport, CC BY-SA @us.theconversation.com
Baseball returns to a Japanese American detention camp after a historic ball field was restored
80 years after Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the sport that gave prisoners hope and a sense of normalcy.
theconversation.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Baseball once offered a rare sense of normalcy & hope to Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. I’m honored to share the story of its return to Manzanar & what it means today.
⚾ https://loom.ly/6-B3f8U
Image:Aaron Rapoport, CC BY-SA @us.theconversation.com
⚾ https://loom.ly/6-B3f8U
Image:Aaron Rapoport, CC BY-SA @us.theconversation.com
The #OCJapanFair is this weekend! Eat delicious food, shop amazing goods, watch some shows, play games, and so much more this weekend at the OC Fair and Events Center. More info here: https://loom.ly/vbdBkRk
OC JAPAN FAIR
October 17-19
www.oc-japanfair.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The #OCJapanFair is this weekend! Eat delicious food, shop amazing goods, watch some shows, play games, and so much more this weekend at the OC Fair and Events Center. More info here: https://loom.ly/vbdBkRk
Grateful to scholars like Daniel James Brown for highlighting stories like Rudy Tokiwa’s—my dad’s friend from Poston. His work with the 442nd RCT and Civil Liberties Act continues to inspire. #JapaneseAmericanHistory #NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanIncarceration
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Grateful to scholars like Daniel James Brown for highlighting stories like Rudy Tokiwa’s—my dad’s friend from Poston. His work with the 442nd RCT and Civil Liberties Act continues to inspire. #JapaneseAmericanHistory #NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanIncarceration
#JapaneseSportsDay! Established to commemorate the #1964OlympicGames in Tokyo, it is celebrated by schools with field days, & lots of events are scheduled on this day, thanks to the perfect weather that early October brings to Japan. Do you celebrate #Japanese Sports Day?
October 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#JapaneseSportsDay! Established to commemorate the #1964OlympicGames in Tokyo, it is celebrated by schools with field days, & lots of events are scheduled on this day, thanks to the perfect weather that early October brings to Japan. Do you celebrate #Japanese Sports Day?
The Ireichō continues its national tour in Crystal City, New York, and Philadelphia. I'll be helping with the stamping when the book gets to the Poston Pilgrimage.
It’s an honor to witness camp survivors and their descendants reflect on how incarceration has shaped their families.
It’s an honor to witness camp survivors and their descendants reflect on how incarceration has shaped their families.
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Ireichō continues its national tour in Crystal City, New York, and Philadelphia. I'll be helping with the stamping when the book gets to the Poston Pilgrimage.
It’s an honor to witness camp survivors and their descendants reflect on how incarceration has shaped their families.
It’s an honor to witness camp survivors and their descendants reflect on how incarceration has shaped their families.
Exciting news for my #LosAngeles friends! The #LittleTokyoFarmersMarket is now happening every Saturda
The market will feature:
❤️ Culturally relevant, locally grown fruits & vegs
❤️ EBT Matching Benefits
❤️ Wellness resources
More info https://loom.ly/RbAL9RM
The market will feature:
❤️ Culturally relevant, locally grown fruits & vegs
❤️ EBT Matching Benefits
❤️ Wellness resources
More info https://loom.ly/RbAL9RM
Little Tokyo Farmers' Market
Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Foo…
discovernikkei.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Exciting news for my #LosAngeles friends! The #LittleTokyoFarmersMarket is now happening every Saturda
The market will feature:
❤️ Culturally relevant, locally grown fruits & vegs
❤️ EBT Matching Benefits
❤️ Wellness resources
More info https://loom.ly/RbAL9RM
The market will feature:
❤️ Culturally relevant, locally grown fruits & vegs
❤️ EBT Matching Benefits
❤️ Wellness resources
More info https://loom.ly/RbAL9RM
I'm teaching an in-person course called: War, Race, and the Constitution: Lessons from the #WWIIJapaneseAmericanIncarceration for #SantaClaraUniversity Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) this fall! Come join me 10/19, 11/5, & 11/12 - 10a-12 pm. Lots more info: https://loom.ly/HhMG_-w
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm teaching an in-person course called: War, Race, and the Constitution: Lessons from the #WWIIJapaneseAmericanIncarceration for #SantaClaraUniversity Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) this fall! Come join me 10/19, 11/5, & 11/12 - 10a-12 pm. Lots more info: https://loom.ly/HhMG_-w
Did you know these three shocking facts about the Japanese American incarceration?
#japaneseamericanhistory
#japaneseamericanhistory
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you know these three shocking facts about the Japanese American incarceration?
#japaneseamericanhistory
#japaneseamericanhistory
📢 Reminder!
I'm moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025" 10/9 at USC. Can't make it in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
I'm moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025" 10/9 at USC. Can't make it in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📢 Reminder!
I'm moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025" 10/9 at USC. Can't make it in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
I'm moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025" 10/9 at USC. Can't make it in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
After being a farm boy, a Poston incarceree, and an Army medic, my dad was thrilled to become a #Caltech student in 1947. He once described his undergrad and grad school days there to me as "paradise". Today, on his birthday, I'm grateful for the example he set for me to be intellectually curious.
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
After being a farm boy, a Poston incarceree, and an Army medic, my dad was thrilled to become a #Caltech student in 1947. He once described his undergrad and grad school days there to me as "paradise". Today, on his birthday, I'm grateful for the example he set for me to be intellectually curious.
While these publications provided community and connection for these incarcerees, they were also used to show that they had American values. Incarcerees wrote about work opportunities, policy changes, births, deaths, and much more.
#JapaneseAmericanHistory #PressFreedom
#JapaneseAmericanHistory #PressFreedom
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
While these publications provided community and connection for these incarcerees, they were also used to show that they had American values. Incarcerees wrote about work opportunities, policy changes, births, deaths, and much more.
#JapaneseAmericanHistory #PressFreedom
#JapaneseAmericanHistory #PressFreedom
The FBI was looking for anything with Japanese writing. What would it be like if this happened today?
#NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanHistory
#NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanHistory
September 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The FBI was looking for anything with Japanese writing. What would it be like if this happened today?
#NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanHistory
#NeverAgainIsNow #JapaneseAmericanHistory
On this day in 1942, the Rohwer Relocation Center opened in Arkansas. More than 8,000 Japanese Americans were confined there behind barbed wire and under armed guard during WWII. Among them were @georgetakei.bsky.social & his family.
IMG: Arkansas State University
IMG: Arkansas State University
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
On this day in 1942, the Rohwer Relocation Center opened in Arkansas. More than 8,000 Japanese Americans were confined there behind barbed wire and under armed guard during WWII. Among them were @georgetakei.bsky.social & his family.
IMG: Arkansas State University
IMG: Arkansas State University
The Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670 has received the honor of All-American post by the VFW of the US. My dad was a member of this post and was good friends with the Masuda family. Congratulations to the VFW Post 3670 and the Masuda Family!
https://loom.ly/xbcDPQo
https://loom.ly/xbcDPQo
September 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670 has received the honor of All-American post by the VFW of the US. My dad was a member of this post and was good friends with the Masuda family. Congratulations to the VFW Post 3670 and the Masuda Family!
https://loom.ly/xbcDPQo
https://loom.ly/xbcDPQo
Today, we wish Iris Fukutaki a happy 100th birthday! At just 16 years old, she and her family were forcibly removed from their home and sent to an incarceration camp during #WWII. But more importantly, she's been a lifelong friend. Happy birthday, Iris!
Photo credit Keith Skelton.
Photo credit Keith Skelton.
September 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today, we wish Iris Fukutaki a happy 100th birthday! At just 16 years old, she and her family were forcibly removed from their home and sent to an incarceration camp during #WWII. But more importantly, she's been a lifelong friend. Happy birthday, Iris!
Photo credit Keith Skelton.
Photo credit Keith Skelton.
I'm looking forward to moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025". Can't make it to USC in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm looking forward to moderating "The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025". Can't make it to USC in person? It's a hybrid event, so you can join via Zoom. Registration: https://loom.ly/FfwOISY
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social
10/9, 3-4:30 @ Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), 227
denshoproject.bsky.social