the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle has become the meeting ground where shin Nisei are learning more about JA history.

Given the deplorable conditions.she had an immediate re-lived sensory experience.

was only 3? when she first arrived at the assembly center.Dirt floors were covered with wooden planks that did nothing to disguise the stench from animal droppings.she didnt think she had any recollection of her familys experience.

We started at the site oddly known as Camp Harmony in Puyallup.she was taken aback by the overwhelming smell of animal waste.

Portland Expo temperatures rose to as high as 107 degrees during the May-September months when the center was operating.

600 Americans of Japanese ancestry.so they can experience it? So importantly it becomes a part of their internalized memories rather just reading about or hearing about it.

Its big news and wonderful for the entire community.We knew we have this big piece we had to fund.

gift of George and Sakaye Aratani.drawing on the museums extensive collection and asking the community for its recipes.