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.
The Camouflage Net Project: Art meets dance, family, and history
Tara Tamaribuchi’s art installation, The Camouflage Net Project, covers, in its current form, a large portion of the Method Gallery in Seattle’s Pioneer Square.
Heart Mountain Board Chair Higuchi Honored as Pioneering Japanese American Lawyer
Shirley Ann Higuchi, the chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, was honored as a leader in the Japanese American legal community by the Asian American Legal Defense Education Fund.
Kawahara will be the first Asian American woman to lead APA
Debra Kawahara has been named president of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Seattle pays tribute to native son John Okada on his 100th birthday
Sept. 22 marks the centennial of the birth of Seattle native John Okada, who wrote the groundbreaking Japanese American novel, “No-No Boy,” in 1957.
Local archaeology class unearths important piece of Japanese American history in north Seattle
An important piece of Japanese American history in north Seattle is literally rooted in the ground of the North Seattle College campus.
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