“This wall marks the path where, on March 30, 1942, two hundred and twenty-seven friends, neighbors, classmates, and coworkers left their homes, jobs, farms, businesses, and community [on Bainbridge Island]–their lives disrupted, their hopes and dreams torn apart.” – memorial plaque
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Bainbridge Island Japanese Memorial
Posted in Japan in Seattle, Photography, Race, tagged Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial, BIJAC, Densho, Executive Order 9066, incarceration, internment, Japanese exlcusion, Nikkei, photography, Washington, World War II on 2014/02/27| 1 Comment »