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Senate honors Topaz Museum and internee community with resolution praising preservation work
Summary
The Senate passed SCR10 recognizing the Topaz Museum and Education Center for preserving the Topaz Relocation Center site and educating the public about the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans; supporters and survivors attended and the resolution passed under suspension of the rules.
The Utah State Senate unanimously passed SCR10, recognizing the work of the Topaz Museum and Education Center to preserve the Topaz Relocation Center site and educate present and future generations about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Senator Iwamoto (SEG 1175 onward) introduced museum board members and descendants in the gallery and detailed the history of internment and the museum’s preservation work. He noted the Topaz Museum Board’s long-standing efforts, including acquiring 633 acres of the original Topaz site and supporting pilgrimages, teacher workshops and exhibits. The resolution text read by the clerk notes the national historic-landmark designation of the Topaz site in February 2007 and highlights the museum’s founding by Jane Beckwith and the support of many public and private funders.
Senator Henderson told colleagues about taking her children to the site and urged others to visit. The Senate suspended the rules to consider the resolution, moved to substitute and to pass the first substitute, and then voted to transmit the resolution to the House. The resolution invites residents and visitors to learn from the museum’s exhibits and honors those who contributed to preserving this history.
The passing of SCR10 was accompanied by visitors and museum supporters in the gallery, including former internees and descendants, museum board members, and officials from the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts.
