Authorities are investigating a violent incident involving a 71-year-old Japanese American professor as a suspected hate crime after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his electric bicycle in Montebello, California on April 29.
Jayapal’s bill takes aim at outdated law behind WWII incarceration
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has introduced a “No Round Up Act”—to repeal the long-dormant immigration law that once enabled the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Traveling art installation honors Bellevue’s Japanese farmers
Bellevue Library last Wednesday welcomed the public to a new, traveling art installation meant to honor Bellevue’s Japanese farmers who were seized from their homes and incarcerated during WWII.
Annual Day of Remembrance for incarcerated Japanese and Japanese Americans to be held on Feb. 8
The Puyallup Valley chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) will hold its 47th annual Day of Remembrance at the Washington State Fairgrounds on Feb. 8.
Defacement of Japanese American mural a “gutpunch”
In the wee hours, sometime between Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20, vandals destroyed a historic Wing Luke Museum mural in Nihonmachi Alley, splashing black paint across the artwork depicting Japanese American history.
‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei is determined to keep telling his Japanese American story
The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, labeled enemies during World War II is an historical experience that has traumatized, and galvanized, the Japanese American community over the decades.
Day of Remembrance in Tacoma
The Washington State History Museum will host the 7th Annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance on May 16.
Seattle proclamation recognizes Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans
Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka spearheaded the introduction of a proclamation to honor the Day of Remembrance for the Japanese American Incarceration last month.
Seattle continues tradition with cherry tree planting ceremony
The eleven new trees were the second set to be planted in Seattle this season as part of a commitment to plant two dozen new cherry trees.
Reflecting on Executive Order 9066: Honoring the past and building a better tomorrow
Every February, the Japanese American community somberly commemorates Executive Order 9066 as a pivotal moment when their rights were egregiously stripped away.
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