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 of the event. Click here to read the blog post.
Commemoration Program: 80 Years of Healing
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City of Bainbridge Island Proclamation
Proclamation - Nidoto Nai Yoni - Let It Not Happen Again_80th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment
Reader Fires Off on Inaccurate Listing
From the 2006 Congressional testimony of Fumiko Hayashida, to the “Leaving Our Island” curriculum at Bainbridge Island School District, to guided tours at the Exclusion Memorial, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community has made it its mission to help educate others about Executive Order 9066 and the resulting incarceration of
Introducing the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Junior Ranger Program
Date: May 19, 2021 Contact: Charles Beall, charles_beall@nps.gov, 206-491-6132 Introducing the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Junior Ranger Program Today, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, a unit of Minidoka National Historic Site, introduces a Junior Ranger program designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages. The program consists
Spring News from the Exclusion Memorial
Visitors Ingrid and Christian from Riverside, CA tour the Exclusion Memorial with Lilly Kodama Spring has Sprung at the Memorial Recent beautiful Spring weather has brought a steady stream of visitors to the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial to walk the wall, view the newly completed departure deck, and
On Bainbridge, Japanese internment anniversary echoes as anti-Asian hate dots headlines
Read about the 79th Commemoration of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island during World War II in The Kitsap Sun. (photo by Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun)
A day and a place to remember a shameful chapter in U.S. history, and a call to action
Read about the 79th Commemoration of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island during World War II in The Seattle Times. (photo by Douglas Crist)
Exclusion Memorial NPS Ranger Bids Farewell
The first time Kevin Mahé sat down at a monthly BIJAC meeting he seemed prepared. Not just “prepared,” but maybe “knowledgeable”–a budding historical scholar of the Japanese American Exclusion. Clearly, he had done his homework. He introduced himself as the new National Park Service Ranger who would seasonally man the
Construction of the Exclusion Departure Deck Begins
October 5, 2020 Built at the site of the historic Eagledale Ferry Dock, the Exclusion Departure Deck at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial (BIJAEM) will be an evocative and poignant addition to this memorial of the first forced removal and exclusion of 120,000Japanese Americans during WWII. The 45-foot
