The Pearl of Great Price - Father Yokota
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| stained glass window in Saint Matthew's Cathedral Laramie, WY |
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| close up of the words on the window |
This stained glass window is in Saint Matthew's Cathedral in Laramie, WY to honor Father Luke Yokota, a Japanese Episcopal priest who was incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II and then stayed on to continue to serve in the Wyoming diocese on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
His story can be read here.
An earlier post written about the Heart Mountain camp in northwestern Wyoming can be found here.
How neat!
ReplyDeleteOH, My mother used to relay this story for me. She had a necklace, a single pearl, that she used to wear.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful window and I enjoyed reading his story. Interesting...and sad at the same time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful window. We do have parts of our history that we can't be proud of, but I still love the USA. I supposed no country has a perfect past.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
How beautiful! I had never heard that story before although I had heard of the Japanese interment camps thanks to George Takei. I've learned so many things about our history in the past few years that were never mentioned in all the years I attended school and college. It's a shame that HBO and Netflix do a better job at educating us than the schools. I saw Judas and the Black Messiah over the weekend and I couldn't believe it was based on true facts so I had to look it up. It was. I lived through the 60's and I thought I knew it all. I sure didn't.
ReplyDeleteoh I love stained glass!!
ReplyDeletedo you think some knitting is like stained glass? Sometimes I do.
I know there are stained glass cookies, but I have to look for that recipe!
Great topic Nancy
What a beautiful window, his story is a really interesting abit sad but he was a go getter never giving up:)
ReplyDeleteYou find the most interesting things to share!
ReplyDeleteGiving back is a truly noble characteristic...thanks for sharing the beauty of the glass and the man who inspired it.
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