untitled (Janice Mirikitani: “Past Recalled”), Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

Janice Mirikitani (1941–2021) was a poet, educator, and activist whose work gave voice to the injustice and resilience of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. A cousin of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, she shared his belief in art as a form of healing and social justice. This collage pairs a New York Times article reflecting on her post-9/11 writings with her poem “Why Is Preparing Fish a Political Act?,” where intergenerational acts of cooking become metaphors for memory, survival, and cultural continuity.