"Each piece is made up of around 5-to-11 pieces of glass," said Reiko Fuji, one of the artists who designed a kimono made of glass photos of former interment camp members. "The pictures are of families and people while they were incarcerated during World War II."
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The exhibit is open till early September. It features artwork by five local artists whose ancestors were in internment camps.
It is the 80th anniversary of the Tanforan internment camp. These artists wanted to pay tribute to the anniversary by unveiling the exhibit to remind people of what happened during World War II and how to prevent it from happening again.
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"We fight together against the prejudice racial and inhumane treatment that many are still encountering today," said Kathy Fujii-Oka, another artist.
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The Tanforan Memorial Committee also unveiled a new memorial that lists the names of the 8,000 members in the internment camp. It was a project that took 10 years to curate. Organizers say it was the best thing they can do now to honor them.
"We did this memorial to honor them," said Steve Okamoto, vice chairman of the committee. "We want to make sure they understand this was for them."