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MAY 18 EVENT COMMEMORATES VASHON DAY OF EXILE AT OBER PARK
May 18 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Free
On Sunday May 18, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Ober Park, 17130 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon Island, Mukai Farm & Garden will mark the 83rd anniversary of the Day of Exile. The Day of Exile commemorates the 111 Vashon residents of Japanese descent that were forcibly deported as directed by Executive Order 9066. A brief program will end with ringing a traditional temple bell to honor each of the exiled families. Attending will be members of the Sakai family (Sumi Sakai’s camp suitcase is on display at Mukai Farm & Gardens) and the Matsuda family, whose farm is now managed by the Vashon Land Trust. Both families will be featured on the new Ober Park Nikkei Memorial installation, designed by Vashon artist Miya Sukune. Ms. Sukune will share her design concepts which were created through support from community donated funds. Her production ready design was influential in the T-Mobile Hometown Grant awarded to Friends of Mukai for the memorial. Events include 10:30 a.m. Vashon Library Story Time with artist Miya Sukune and Amelia Lincoln Ecevedo reading Love in the Library; and at 12:30 p.m. Kiku Hughes Author Talk on the Power of Memory.