Toronto: Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp
Join author Tracy Slater for the launch of Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp.
This gripping work of narrative history tells the story of Elaine and Karl Yoneda—prominent labor and antifascist activists, and the only known Japanese Jewish family imprisoned in the Second World War incarceration camps. Drawing from oral histories, diaries, interviews, and archives, Slater brings to life the Yonedas’ extraordinary choices in the face of racism, antisemitism, and war: whether to stay together or apart, to fight fascism from behind barbed wire, and to protect their children at all costs.
The evening will feature a reading, conversation, and audience Q&A, offering a chance to reflect on a little-known chapter of history with powerful echoes in today’s world.
event_title: Toronto: Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp
event_time_zone: America/Toronto
event_start: November 12, 2025 19:00
event_duration: 120
event_end: November 12, 2025 21:00
event_address: 750 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2S5, Canada
event_description: Elaine Buchmann Yoneda and Karl Yoneda with their son Tommy in front of their barrack in Manzanar. Courtesy of Karl G. Yoneda papers, UCLA Library Special Collections.Join author Tracy Slater for the launch of Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp. This gripping work of narrative history tells the story of Elaine and Karl Yoneda—prominent labor and antifascist activists, and the only known Japanese Jewish family imprisoned in the Second World War incarceration camps. Drawing from oral histories, diaries, interviews, and archives, Slater brings to life the Yonedas’ extraordinary choices in the face of racism, antisemitism, and war: whether to stay together or apart, to fight fascism from behind barbed wire, and to protect their children at all costs. The evening will feature a reading, conversation, and audience Q&A, offering a chance to reflect on a little-known chapter of history with powerful echoes in today’s world. Click here for ticket information.