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Then & Now: Jesse Lee on the Johnson-Reed Act & Japanese American Buddhism

December 15, 2025 No Comments

In this video, Dr. Jesse Lee explores how Japanese American Buddhists navigated complex legal and cultural barriers in the early 20th century, using religious identity

Then & Now: Melissa Borja on Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S.

November 11, 2025 No Comments

In the face of hate, people once chose compassion. In the face of fear, they chose justice. Dr. Melissa Borja helps us gain courage from

Then & Now: Renee Tajima-Peña on a Japanese American Army Experience in WWII

November 4, 2025 No Comments

He wore the uniform of a U.S. soldier — but when he visited his parents at the Gila River camp, the guns were pointed in,

Book cover of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War

Duncan Ryuken Williams wins 2022 Grawemeyer Award in Religion

June 1, 2022 No Comments

Duncan Ryuken Williams, a religion professor who directs the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California, won the