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In memory of Gordon

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Gordon Hirabayashi died on Jan. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he taught sociology at the University of Alberta (UA). He was 93 and […]

Japanese American World War II vets to receive gold medal

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The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), as well as veterans of the Military Intelligence […]

Defining Asian Americans

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By Vicki Tang SYLP student The words “Dude, stop being so Asian” have become typical words in a young Asian American’s vocabulary. However, most people don’t think about what the […]

Japanese American internment photos by celebrated photographer Ansel Adams displayed at Bainbridge

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly . The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum sits inside a small building just a few minutes’ drive from the island’s ferry terminal. Inside, it’s a […]

Blog: Bainbridge: an island of dark history with reconciliation on the horizon

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By Assunta Ng What if you and your family were forced to leave your home suddenly, then were locked up for four years?

Densho receives half a million in grants from U.S. Department of the Interior

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On June 23, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Rep. Jay Inslee (WA-01) toured the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. They advocated for funding of the educational installation at the […]

May 30: Nisei Veterans honor fallen on Memorial Day

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The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community gathered to honor fallen heroes at the Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, as they always […]

Japanese Americans silent no more, talk about internment

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Japanese American Lillia Uri Matsuda (née Satow) was interned when she was a nursing student at Seattle University (SU) in 1942.