How does grace survive in the face of deep injustice? In this episode, Jennifer Sakata explores Japanese American Incarceration during World War II and the unexpected grace that emerged from unimaginable loss and trauma.

On February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of them American citizens. Jennifer reflects on this history through personal stories that reveal not only what was taken, but what endured: faith, dignity, and grace.

Jennifer closes with a prayer inspired by Psalm 139 and a call to extend unexpected grace, protect civil liberties, and choose forgiveness over bitterness.

Jennifer ends with a prayer inspired by Psalm 139 and a call to:

"Behind these facts stand the lives of people whose families, livelihoods, and futures were completely and sometimes irreparably upended."

"Many people offered pardon in place of finger-pointing. Because grace always takes a different path."

"Grace compels us to extend forgiveness beyond our ability to give it."

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