The Seabrook Times
My dad grew up in Seabrook, New Jersey—not the first place you’d expect to find a Japanese American family in the 1950’s. Yet there weren’t many options at the time…
Mourning Into Dancing: Help to Overcome Our Overconfidence (Ps 30)
Read Psalm 30: A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. 1 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not…
The Blessedness of Being Forgiven: Help to Joyfully Confess (Ps 32)
Read Psalm 32: A Maskil of David. 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no…
God Save the King: Help to Have Your Prayers Heard (Ps 28)
Read Psalm 28: Of David 1 To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who…
The Song of Seven Thunders: Help to Hear Above Life’s Storms (Ps 29)
Read Psalm 29: A Psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his…
One Thing Have I Asked: Help When You Feel Forsaken (Ps 27)
Read Psalm 27: Of David 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be…
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…