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Work describing Buddhists’ faith despite confinement wins Grawemeyer religion prize

Posted December 10th, 2021

A scholar who explained how Japanese American Buddhists remained true to their faith even after being forced into U.S. detention camps during World War II has won the 2022 Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

Minute for Mission from the Presbyterian Historical Society

Posted December 14th, 2016

When the 110,000 American citizens and immigrants of Japanese descent living on the West Coast were taken without due process into ten “Relocation Camps” by the federal government in the first year of the US’ involvement in World War II, they set about immediately organizing places of worship through which to seek solace and strength.