the festival will feature yummy food.

I believe that the members of the Wakamatsu Colony went through a series of hardships.She was thrilled that she and Mr.

These two returnees from the Wakamatsu Colony worked together at the same workplace for a time.which was responsible for the development of industry in the Meiji era; Sakichi was in charge of the trial production of canned peach sugar in 1875.Ayako Matsufuji (maiden name Yanagisawa).

156 years have passed since the settlement was established.as well as Matsugoro Oto and Sakichi Yanagisawa.

an anti-Restoration government military alliance formed by the clans of the Tohoku and Hokuetsu regions.

the colonists went their separate waysreduce bias and connect across differences.

and student volunteers Tabitha Yuen and Monicka Manni.While students of Japanese heritage make up about 1% of enrollment.

Ernie NishiiSpeakers have included Min Tonai.Japanese history and culture feature prominently in programs and events district wide.