Virtual Broadcasts: Takato Hamai’s handmade crutches

Date / Time  Sat. Oct. 17, 11 a.m. – noon

Those with physical disabilities were not exempt from being imprisoned. These crutches, made by hand at Gila River, Arizona, are testimony to the hardships endured by the maker, Takato Hamai.

This story is the first of four “objects of survival” which 50 Objects will introduce in collaboration with the National Japanese American Historical Society.

The next three artifacts will be a toy tank made for a quarantined child, a girl’s comfort object at Topaz and a Braille Board created in Wyoming.

Each story will be followed by a separate one-hour-long online program hosted by NJAHS on Saturdays during October and November. For dates and time, please check the NJAHS website and 50 Objects Facebook page. We also will keep you posted through these email alerts.

This Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. – noon, we invite you to meet the five children of Takato Hamai. Three were incarcerated at Gila River as children and two were born after the war. We will view slides and have a Q and A.

50 Objects: Takato Hamai’s Crutches

See you then!