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Japanese Americans of Spokane
Japanese-Americans have a long history in Spokane. From their arrival with the railroad to their struggles in WWII, the city contains many remnants reminding u…
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Welcome to the Japanese Americans of Spokane Tourlocation_fillThe Japanese have a long history in Spokane. Arriving in the 1890s as railroad workers, many decided to settle… -
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Spokane Buddhist Templelocation_fillEarly Spokane had more ethnic and religious diversity than we often realize. Many Japanese immigrants were dra… -
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Highland Park United Methodist Churchlocation_fillLike any immigrant, settling in a new land, cultural connectivity and education were important to a thriving i… -
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The Hillyard Hand Laundrylocation_fillBeing Japanese in Hillyard was not always easy. Home to a large community of railroad workers of every nationa… -
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Spokane Japanese Farmslocation_fillIn the first half of the twentieth century small Japanese farms peppered the outskirts of the city. The produc… -
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A Japanese Quaker Wedding in Spokane, WAlocation_fillOn a warm August day, Japanese-American pacifist and civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi made headlines, … -
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Spokane's Chinatownlocation_fillIn the late 1800s, the fast-growing city of Spokane attracted immigrants from all over the world, including Ch… -
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Arrests at the Desert Hotellocation_fillSumi Yoshida and Joe Okamoto thought that December 7, 1941 was supposed a day that would live forever—in celeb… -
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Greenwood Memorial Terrace Japanese Cemeterylocation_fillOrganized on May 11, 1888, Greenwood Memorial Terrace is the oldest of the community cemeteries in Spokane. It…
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