Ten members of the University of San Francisco community responded to ten unique objects in Something from Nothing: Art and Handcrafted Objects from America’s Concentration Camps. Artifacts were created by people of Japanese ancestry while being held in detention centers— Department of Justice camps and ten permanent camps. Perspectives incorporated personal history and stories, scholarly analysis, and creative expression. The event featured perspectives from each presenter and was followed by a reception.
Contributors included:
- Hana Mori Böttger (College of Arts and Sciences, Art + Architecture)
- Brian Dempster (College of Arts and Sciences, Rhetoric and Language)
- Sara Fan (Center for Research, Artistic, and Scholarly Excellence)
- Saera Khan (College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology)
- Sherise Kimura (Gleeson Library | Geschke Center)
- Nick Large (Information Technology Services)
- Noriko Milman (College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology)
- Brynn Saito (College of Arts and Sciences, Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program)
- Peggy Takahashi (School of Management, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs)
- Ken Yoshioka (Information Technology Services)
Read responses from our presenters:
Sherise Kimura “Enemy Alien: Uncovering Family History”
Ken Yoshioka “Return to Topaz“