Sep 14, 2020
Janet Hamada
Japanese and Jewish
Executive Director- The Next Door Inc.
Mid-Columbia Region
Father and family in internment camp although 4th generation Japanese-American
Mother’s family is Jewish
Didn’t realize about issues of being bi-racial
When she went to UK- everyone stared at her
People would assume it was safe to say anti-semitic things because they didn’t realize she was also Jewish
Being from internment and hearing stories
Also husband lost family in the holocaust
Part of her identity- afraid that we are going in direction of Nazi Germany
The Next Door- to help families of color and low income
Saw family separation and doesn’t want that to happen
How has being Jewish impacted her
Instilled with jewish identity
Centuries of being persecuted
Jewish people who are Trump supporters