The ABCs of Forgiveness: Help When Shamed by Sin (Ps 25)
Read Psalm 25: Of David 1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let…
Walking in Integrity: Help to Do Right When You’ve Been Done Wrong (Ps 26)
Read Psalm 26: Of David. 1 Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Prove me, O LORD,…
Redress and Reparations
In the decades following internment, the JACL continued to petition a formal admission of wrong from the U.S. government: Redress for the injustices of 1942-1946 is not just an isolated…
Anti-Japanese Prejudice During Resettlement
During the war, as Japanese Americans began to resettle in various parts of the country, they still faced considerable prejudice. New groups like the No Japs Inc. joined the traditional…
Racism During the Internment
Internment During the internment, racism against the Nikkei was tempered since most Americans no longer needed to interact with the “enemy race.” Some still complained, however, that relocation centers were…
Racism During the Evacuation
On December 8, 1941, the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Los Angeles Times announced that California was “a zone of danger” and called for alert, keen-eyed civilians…
Anti-Japanese Prejudice Prior to WWII
Rev. Albert E. Day, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Pasadena, preached in the wake of the Japanese American relocation, “You may have race prejudice if you want it;…
The Heart of Deconstruction
In recent months, I’ve spoken with friends who have drifted from the Christian faith for various reasons: doctrinal doubt, a pastor’s failure, church abuse, political triumphalism, Covid conflict, ethnic tensions,…
Nikkei Christianity Prior to WWII
By 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, approximately one hundred Nikkei Christian congregations had already been established. Much of this was due to the zealous efforts of churches and…
The Push for Integration
Another matter greatly debated during resettlement was whether religious denominations should resume the segregated Japanese ethnic churches or push for integration. Almost from the start of relocation, the WRA began…