Bainbridge Island and the Japanese American Exclusion
One Book, One Coast
Thursday, May 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Bainbridge Island and the Japanese American Exclusion
Learn about Bainbridge Island's unique experience during World War II.
Port Angeles Main Library - Raymond Carver Room
Port Angeles Main Library
Raymond Carver RoomLearn about Bainbridge Island's unique experience during World War II.
Ellen Sato Faust, Executive Director of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association, will discuss the 1942 removal of 227 Bainbridge Island residents who were forced to leave behind the lives they had built. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 and Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1, the Bainbridge Island Japanese Americans became the first in the nation to face exclusion from the West Coast.
Presentation Schedule
- Sequim Library: 6pm, Tuesday, May 19 (In-Person)
- Forks Library: 6pm, Tuesday, May 19 (Livestreamed)
- Port Angeles Main Library: 6pm, Thursday, May 21 (In-Person)
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This event is part of the One Book, One Coast program series and community book club.
One Book, One Coast brings together library systems across California, Washington State, and Oregon for a shared community reading program that celebrates literacy, learning, community, and civil discourse. All participating libraries will read and discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Info & Skills |
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The main library is home to the Raymond Carver Room, Margaret Coffey Room, study rooms, and the archive room with local history resources.