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Teachers Behind Barbed Wire

By Tom May 2, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

In addition to college opportunities for some, many Christians saw the need to provide education for children behind the barbed wire. This ministry of school teachers deserves special mention as…

The Push for Integration

By Tom May 9, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

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…

Gila River

By Tom March 21, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

Among the ten Relocation Centers, Gila River in central Arizona was perhaps the most well-kept and therefore ideal for publicity.[1] Temperatures still reached 105 degrees or hotter in July. As…

Minidoka

By Tom February 21, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

The Minidoka Relocation Center was located on sagebrush land in south-central Idaho where the temperature ranged between 30 degrees below zero to 104 above. Min Yasui recalled his arrival: “We…

A Man for Others

By Tom November 1, 2021Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

Before the war, the Rev. Emery E. Andrews (1894-1976), affectionately known as “Andy,” had been the active and well-liked English-language minister of the Seattle Japanese Baptist Church (JBC).[1] He had…

Writings

Counsel the Word Series Soul Care in the Psalms: Projects for Growth from Psalms 25-41 The Psalms, as the divine songbook of God, will care for your soul as you…

Racism During the Internment

By Tom June 6, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

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…

Anti-Japanese Prejudice Prior to WWII

By Tom May 23, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

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;…

A Place to Call Home

By Tom April 18, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

After the war, churches and other service organizations banded together to help with the work of resettlement. The exodus began as a trickle, but would become a torrent by the…

Poston

By Tom March 14, 2022Asian American History, Japanese, The Church Behind Barbed Wire

The Poston Relocation Center was located in the isolated desert wilderness of Arizona. As temperatures often reached 115 degrees, residents would pour water on their canvas cots to keep cool…