The Mendez and Munemitsu Family: Kitchen Table Talk with Janice Munemitsu

About the Episode

In this episode, Janice Munemitsu, author of The Kindness of Color, talks about the intertwining history of her family and the Mendez family, from the Mendez v Westminister, a precursor to the Brown v Board case. Their respective struggles with racism, in segregation and incaraceration, are brought together by community. 

 

About the Featured Guest

Janice Munemitsu is a third-generation Japanese American Sansei. A native of Orange County, California, Janice worked on the family farm from age five through high school. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Biola University. Her family name, Munemitsu, 宗 光, means source of light in kanji. She hopes this book will be a source of light and hope, and will inspire us all to cultivate increasing kindness towards one another. The Kindness of Color is her first book. 

 

Resources

Buy The Kindness of Color here

Check out her site for more resources about the two families and their histories.