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  Japanese American survivors revisit a troubling past and vow to protect the Idaho prison camp where they were held

  I’m looking for a name on an exhibit that's honoring more than 4,000 people who were incarcerated here, in the middle of Idaho farmland, at an American prison camp that most people don’t know about or would prefer to forget.
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  'We Are Not Strangers' depicts the little told story of allyship between Seattle's Sephardic and Japanese communities

  In his new graphic novel "We Are Not Strangers," author and illustrator Josh Tuininga explores the relationship between a Sephardic Jewish man and his Japanese American neighbor as they navigate the tension in Seattle on the precipice of World War II.
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  Asian American history isn't required in WA schools. A new group wants to change that

  A group of teachers and students want Washington state to pass legislation mandating all students learn Asian American history in K-12 schools.
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  The cherry trees are safe outside of Pike Place Market — for now

  The city of Seattle has postponed its plans to chop down the cherry trees outside of Pike Place Market, after preservation activists petitioned the mayor and city council in the 11th hour, asking them to "stay the execution."
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  'Sacred ground': Why Camp Minidoka's survivors say 'no' to this windfarm

  Many Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War 2 at a federal camp in Minidoka, Idaho are opposing a wind farm project near the campsite. Over 13,000 people were imprisoned there, many were from the Seattle area.
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  Healing generational trauma of Japanese Americans through art

  This month marks the 81st anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the World War II order that forcibly removed Japanese Americans on the West Coast and placed them into camps. Many of those who were incarcerated held American citizenship.
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  New memorial honors Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Washington State Fairgrounds

  Over 7,500 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at the Washington State fairgrounds during World War II. A new memorial seeks to honor them.
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  A story of resilience and patriotism after Japanese internment

  120,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps by the U.S. government during World War II. Seattle's May Namba became part of a movement to help those interned regain what they'd lost.
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  Visiting the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

  On Bainbridge Island, just across Eagle Harbor from the ferry terminal in Winslow, there sits an idyllic 8-acre site, with water lapping at a small dock and light filtering down through towering trees. But the beauty of the space belies its dark history.
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  Japanese Americans remember the legacy of 'camp' 80 years after their incarceration

  It was 80 years ago this month that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It was 10 weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it led to the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent. This is the story of one Seattle family.

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