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Day of Remembrance free activities at Washington State History Museum

Julianna Verboort

Fri, Apr 19, 2019 8:28 PM

Washington State Historical Society Marks Difficult Community Anniversary with Day of Remembrance

[cid:image003.jpg@01D4F6B3.B6D77760]Tacoma, WA - On May 17 and 18 in 1942, after President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, over 700 people of Japanese ancestry in the south Puget Sound area were directed to report to Union Station for the forced removal from their communities to federally-constructed concentration camps. Join the Washington State History Museum for the fourth annual Day of Remembrancehttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ddjey57ab.0.0.bt8dw7hab.0&id=preview&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonhistory.org%2Fvisit%2Fwshm%2Feventsprograms%2F on Thursday, May 16 starting at 3:00 PM,with free programming and activities to commemorate this event, the lives it impacted, and its legacy.
"With this event, we'd like to continue to honor this important date in Tacoma's history, whose contemporary parallels are all too familiar," said Sansei (or 'third generation' Japanese American) writer Tamiko Nimura, who is an organizational partner for the event. "Remembering can take many forms, and we hope our communities will participate in healing and resolving to take action."
The event is free and all ages are welcome. Visitors can learn to make origami folded paper cranes, a symbol of peace, to carry during the commemorative walk to Union Station later in the evening. In the museum's auditorium, visitors will experience history through the Living Voices performance Within the Silencehttp://www.livingvoices.org/wts/wts.html, written by Ken Mochizuki, sharing the story of a teenage girl sent to a US concentration camp as a result of Executive Order 9066.
Following the Living Voices performance, visitors are invited to participate in a facilitated discussion and give input about an upcoming permanent exhibition to be incorporated into the museum's Great Hall of Washington History. Opening for the National Day of Remembrance in February 2020, the new gallery will focus on Japanese American history across Washington related to Executive Order 9066. Join moderator Eileen Yamada Lamphere (Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League), along with museum staff, to discuss the content of the exhibition and provide your feedback and ideas.
To close the Day of Remembrance, Tamiko Nimura and Tacoma historian Michael Sullivan will lead a community procession to Union Station. Remarks will be made in front of the former railway station to remember the families who reported there on their way to being forcibly incarcerated in federal camps during World War II. The procession is open to all; gather in the museum's outdoor amphitheater at 7:00 PM to participate.
Day of Remembrance Event Schedule: Create paper cranes, see a performance, provide input on an upcoming exhibition about Japanese American history in Washington, and participate in commemorative walk to the place of boarding for South Puget Sound Japanese American families as they were forced from their homes.
3:00-7:00 PM Paper crane folding in the Grand Lobby
5:00-6:00 PM Living Voices presents "Within the Silence" in the auditorium
6:00-6:45 PM Town Hall discussion moderated by Eileen Yamada Lamphere in auditorium. Learn about and share your ideas for the upcoming Washington State History Museum exhibition of Japanese American history in our state.
7:00-7:30 PM Commemorative procession from museum's outdoor amphitheater to Union Station led by Tamiko Nimura and Michael Sullivan

More information at WashingtonHistory.org/eventshttp://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/eventsprograms/.

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Washington State Historical Society partners with our communities to explore how history connects us all. The Society's most visible activity, the Washington State History Museum (WSHM) is located in Tacoma's downtown core along Pacific Avenue among a thriving cultural scene. The museum features interactive permanent exhibitions about Washington's past in the Great Hall, unique rotating exhibitions highlighting the Society's collections, and dynamic feature exhibitions.
Address: 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hours: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday. On the Third Thursday of each month, open 10:00 AM-8:00 PM with free admission from 3:00-8:00 PM.
Admission: Free for membershttp://www.washingtonhistory.org/support/membership/; Adults $14; seniors (age 65+), students (age 6-17) and military (with ID) $11; free for children 5 and under; family rate $40 (up to two adults and four children under age 18). Patrons with a Washington Quest cardhttps://www.dshs.wa.gov/esa/community-services-offices/ebt-and-eft-make-getting-benefits-easier and licensed Washington Foster Parents can attend for $1 per person or $2 per family.

[cid:image003.jpg@01D4F476.C52399F0] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Julianna Verboort, WSHS Marketing and Communications Director, 253-798-5902 or julianna.verboort@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:julianna.verboort@wshs.wa.gov>. Washington State Historical Society Marks Difficult Community Anniversary with Day of Remembrance [cid:image003.jpg@01D4F6B3.B6D77760]Tacoma, WA - On May 17 and 18 in 1942, after President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, over 700 people of Japanese ancestry in the south Puget Sound area were directed to report to Union Station for the forced removal from their communities to federally-constructed concentration camps. Join the Washington State History Museum for the fourth annual Day of Remembrance<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ddjey57ab.0.0.bt8dw7hab.0&id=preview&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonhistory.org%2Fvisit%2Fwshm%2Feventsprograms%2F> on Thursday, May 16 starting at 3:00 PM,with free programming and activities to commemorate this event, the lives it impacted, and its legacy. "With this event, we'd like to continue to honor this important date in Tacoma's history, whose contemporary parallels are all too familiar," said Sansei (or 'third generation' Japanese American) writer Tamiko Nimura, who is an organizational partner for the event. "Remembering can take many forms, and we hope our communities will participate in healing and resolving to take action." The event is free and all ages are welcome. Visitors can learn to make origami folded paper cranes, a symbol of peace, to carry during the commemorative walk to Union Station later in the evening. In the museum's auditorium, visitors will experience history through the Living Voices performance Within the Silence<http://www.livingvoices.org/wts/wts.html>, written by Ken Mochizuki, sharing the story of a teenage girl sent to a US concentration camp as a result of Executive Order 9066. Following the Living Voices performance, visitors are invited to participate in a facilitated discussion and give input about an upcoming permanent exhibition to be incorporated into the museum's Great Hall of Washington History. Opening for the National Day of Remembrance in February 2020, the new gallery will focus on Japanese American history across Washington related to Executive Order 9066. Join moderator Eileen Yamada Lamphere (Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League), along with museum staff, to discuss the content of the exhibition and provide your feedback and ideas. To close the Day of Remembrance, Tamiko Nimura and Tacoma historian Michael Sullivan will lead a community procession to Union Station. Remarks will be made in front of the former railway station to remember the families who reported there on their way to being forcibly incarcerated in federal camps during World War II. The procession is open to all; gather in the museum's outdoor amphitheater at 7:00 PM to participate. Day of Remembrance Event Schedule: Create paper cranes, see a performance, provide input on an upcoming exhibition about Japanese American history in Washington, and participate in commemorative walk to the place of boarding for South Puget Sound Japanese American families as they were forced from their homes. 3:00-7:00 PM Paper crane folding in the Grand Lobby 5:00-6:00 PM Living Voices presents "Within the Silence" in the auditorium 6:00-6:45 PM Town Hall discussion moderated by Eileen Yamada Lamphere in auditorium. Learn about and share your ideas for the upcoming Washington State History Museum exhibition of Japanese American history in our state. 7:00-7:30 PM Commemorative procession from museum's outdoor amphitheater to Union Station led by Tamiko Nimura and Michael Sullivan More information at WashingtonHistory.org/events<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/eventsprograms/>. # # # Washington State Historical Society partners with our communities to explore how history connects us all. The Society's most visible activity, the Washington State History Museum (WSHM) is located in Tacoma's downtown core along Pacific Avenue among a thriving cultural scene. The museum features interactive permanent exhibitions about Washington's past in the Great Hall, unique rotating exhibitions highlighting the Society's collections, and dynamic feature exhibitions. Address: 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Hours: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday. On the Third Thursday of each month, open 10:00 AM-8:00 PM with free admission from 3:00-8:00 PM. Admission: Free for members<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/support/membership/>; Adults $14; seniors (age 65+), students (age 6-17) and military (with ID) $11; free for children 5 and under; family rate $40 (up to two adults and four children under age 18). Patrons with a Washington Quest card<https://www.dshs.wa.gov/esa/community-services-offices/ebt-and-eft-make-getting-benefits-easier> and licensed Washington Foster Parents can attend for $1 per person or $2 per family.