News - BIJAC

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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31 Mar

Japanese-American Exclusion Commemoration is a Reminder of What can Happen on our Idyllic Island

If you didn’t get a chance to attend the March 30th Commemoration or watch the live-stream, Kevin Dwyer, the “Island Wanderer,” provides a good synopsis
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27 Mar

Seattle Times Reflects on Its Coverage of the Exclusion

A rare number of media outlets — most notably the Bainbridge Island Review — took a principled stand against incarceration. Others, including The Seattle Times,
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14 Mar

Americans Incarcerated: A Family’s Story of Social Injustice

Part of Executive Order 9066 at EightyMarch 11 – Jun 12, 2022 Camp Harmony Chris Hopkins, 2014 Americans Incarcerated: A Family’s Story of Social Injustice
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14 Mar

Commemoration Program: 80 Years of Healing

Click on the full screen icon (crossed arrows) to view the full-size program.
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14 Mar

In Memoriam: Glen K. Nakata

BIJAC mourns the loss of Glen Nakata, native Bainbridge Islander, community contributor, and friend. Our hearts go out to the Nakata Family Glen K. Nakata
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11 Mar

City of Bainbridge Island Proclamation

Proclamation - Nidoto Nai Yoni - Let It Not Happen Again_80th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment
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06 Mar

Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams

Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams features over fifty little-known photographs by Ansel Adams (1902–1984) that depict how Japanese Americans bore their treatment at the
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