2023 April 21: Marking 80th Anniversary of Murder of James H. Wakasa - Salt Lake Buddhist TempleNEW
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Date: Friday, 21 April, 2023 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Ceremonies at Topaz, Salt Lake City to Mark 80th Anniversary of Murder of James Hatsuaki Wakasa
The Topaz Museum Board and Wakasa Memorial Committee will co-host memorial events at the Topaz concentration camp in Delta, and Salt Lake, Utah, to honor the memory of James Hatsuaki Wakasa, who was walking his dog when he was killed by an Army guard on April 11, 1943, at Topaz.
The memorial events in Utah will require registration (free). The two-day program will commence Friday, April 21, at the Salt Lake City Buddhist Temple. An evening program will feature a presentation on the life of James Hatsuaki Wakasa, followed by a panel presentation by officials from the Utah State Historical Preservation Office and the National Park Service, as well as a stone conservator. They will discuss the long-term preservation of the Wakasa memorial stone and site.
At Topaz, on Saturday, April 22, descendants and survivors of Topaz WRA WWII US Concentration camp will take a ceremonial walk to retrace Wakasa’s steps from his barrack to the sacred place where he died. After his death, a monument was built nearby in his memory but taken down by government order. A brief interfaith ceremony will be held near the fence where he died. After the memorial walk, a ritual ceremony at the museum will be live streamed to the Delta Community Center from the Wakasa memorial stone in the courtyard of the Topaz Museum in Delta, 16 miles from Topaz.
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April 21, 2023
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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April 21, 2023
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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