News - BIJAC

03 Mar

Watch “A Matter of Loyalty” at BIMA

For those of you who were not able to attend in person, you may now view “A Matter of Loyalty” here. 2022 Washington State Book
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27 Jan

In Memory of: Sharon Nobue Harris

A Tribute to Sharon Harris Sharon Nobue Harris passed away December 30, 2022. She leaves behind her husband Dave, son Cory (Karen), daughter Shannon (Tal
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24 Dec

BIJAEMA Hails Passage of Japanese American Confinement Education Act

December 24, 2022 Bainbridge Island, WA – The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association commends Congress for passing a 2023 spending bill that includes
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02 Dec

‘We Are Minidoka’ matching challenge from the Masto Foundation!

Dear Bainbridge Island, We need your help. The Masto Foundation has generously offered to donate an additional $10,000 in addition to their already pledged $50,000
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10 Oct

Project Names Every Japanese American Incarcerated During WWII

For as much as we casually quote the figure 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWI, government rosters at the time were notoriously incomplete and riddled
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26 Sep

Online Exhibition: Wakaji Matsumoto–An Artist in Two Worlds

Now featured on the Japanese American National Museum website, Wakaji Matsumoto, An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917-1944, is an online photographic
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Credit: Associated Press
25 Sep

San Diego Apologizes Rescinds Support for WWII

September 20, 2022 The San Diego City Council rescinded Tuesday a resolution it had passed 80 years ago in support of the incarceration of Japanese
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01 Jul

In Memoriam: Teruko “Terry” Marlatt

Teruko “Terry” Marlatt passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022, age 95, in Reno, NV. Terry was born on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on February 21,
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14 Jun

Satoru Sakuma: October 28, 1925 – May 17, 2022

March 30th, 2022 was a very special day. As a volunteer helping to organize the extensive media coverage at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion
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09 Apr

Watch the 80th Anniversary Video

View the Ceremony hosted at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on March 30, 2022 Watch the 80th Anniversary presentation in its entirety, featuring
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31 Mar

“80 Years of Healing”

Hayashidas were joined by Sakumas, Nakatas, Nagatanis, Kitamotos, and so many of the names we recognize from the carvings in the Exclusion Memorial Wall. Bainbridge
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31 Mar

In Memoriam: Matsue Nishimori Watanabe

Beloved Bainbridge Islander, most recently a resident of Redmond, WA, Matsue Watanabe passed away on January 22, 2022 at the age of 94. BIJAC is
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