My 95-year-old grandmother's silence shows why Arizona needs Asian American history

My 95-year-old grandmother’s silence shows why Arizona needs Asian American history

Every week, I sit beside my 95-year-old grandmother in her retirement community in Mesa. She’s a Japanese American and the last living member of her generation in our family. I bring one of those “About My Life” journals, and together…

My 95-year-old grandmother's silence shows why Arizona needs Asian American history

A monument honoring the dead stands in the cemetery at Manzanar National Historic Site on December 9, 2015 near Independence, California. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of 10 internment camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Photo by Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesEvery week, I sit beside my 95-year-old grandmother in her retirement community in Mesa. Sh…

My 95-year-old grandmother’s silence shows why Arizona needs Asian Am…

A monument honoring the dead stands in the cemetery at Manzanar National Historic Site on December 9, 2015 near Independence, California. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of 10 internment camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Photo by Justin Sullivan | Getty [...]