Thinking back on the experiences of those that came before her, former State Sen. Jani Iwamoto recalled the rich history of Japanese in Utah, while also remembering her family's roots in Ogden.
"My grandfather, who I never met, had the Marilyn Cafe; he had a restaurant there known for its oxtail stew. Then my other grandfather immigrated directly here and started a Buddhist temple in Ogden," Iwamoto said."It means a lot to me to share these stories and share them with everybody because our stories are so important, and our past is so important and sharing these real American stories is important.
"We had people that were incarcerated in Topaz or the Moab isolation, but a lot of them stayed here as well. So it's a rich history," said Iwamoto."We had some things that happened that were difficult with the incarcerations in these camps with Japanese," "We want to make sure that we don't lose those voices and that we don't lose the information that we have represented today in our cemeteries; that we capture the information on these headstones as they get older, the information kind of disappears depending on the material of these stones," Barry said.
"We're collecting information on the state and the condition of the headstones," said Barry."There's a wealth of information on these stones, but often they're going to be in Mandarin, Congee, Hangul, and we can't read them. We want to be able to work with the communities to translate those."Barry and Iwamoto say hearing stories from the past can be uncomfortable, but they're also our greatest teachers.
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