Executive Order 9066
Community Remembrance Events
Sunday, February 16, 12 – 4 p.m.
Japanese American Day of Remembrance: Film Screening and Fundraiser
Featuring a screening of “The Tengu Club”, a story of the oldest fishing club in North America and a performance by Seattle University’s Hidaka Taiko. A benefit for the 2025 Minidoka Pilgrimage. Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University
Free Admission – All are welcome! Contact Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee for more Information: information@minidokapilgrimage.org
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Tuesday, February 18, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Please join in commemorating the Japanese American Day of Remembrance with local artist and community activist Erin Shigaki. Shigaki will deliver a presentation titled, Never Again Is Now: Remembering Japanese American Incarceration and lead a mural-making workshop. Sushi and Japanese snacks will be provided!
Shoreline Community College, Main Dining Room (MDR), Room 9215.
Sponsored by the Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center.
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Tuesday, February 18, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Chiyo’s Garden “Removed by Force” Film Screening
University of Puget Sound DOR Program, with Puyallup Valley & Olympia JACL
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Wednesday, February 19, 10 – 11:00 a.m.
Tsuru for Solidarity – Stop Repeating History: Days of Remembrance and Resistance
Chiyo’s Garden, Nihonmachi Alley off of Jackson St. between Maynard and 6th Avenues, Seattle
2025 marks the 83rd year since the signing of Executive Order 9066 that authorized the military to forcibly remove and indefinitely detain the entire Japanese American population on the West Coast without charge, hearing, or trial. 2025 is also the 80th anniversary of the closing of most of the WRA and DOJ Camps where JAs were held behind barbed wire during WWII. Today, the treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII is being promoted as a precedent and a model for the removal, detention, and deportation of millions of immigrants under new executive orders. Tsuru for Solidarity will highlight the links between our history and current day government actions and propose ways we can resist injustice, particularly around the mass detention and ongoing deportation happening at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. All are welcome to join Tsuru in saying: Stop Repeating History! For more information, contact Tsuru at: sktaiko1@mac.com Learn more at: https://tsuruforsolidarity.org/ and https://laresistencianw.org/
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Wednesday, February 19, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Day of Remembrance Community Work Party, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
A day of stewardship to remember the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066.Volunteers will help care for the grounds of this important Bainbridge Island park, including pruning vegetation, removing weeds, spreading mulch, and cleaning outdoor art features. All tools are provided. This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for all ages.
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Wednesday, February 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Film Showing: Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawaiʻi’s Japanese Americans During World II
Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, 3001 24th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144
The event is free; no RSVP required.
Removed by Force sheds light on the relatively unknown experiences of the 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry from 23 geographic areas in Hawai‘i who were evicted, but not interned, during World War II.
You may also watch the film online.
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February 19, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Opening reception for “Emerging Radiance”
KCLS Bellevue Library and City of Bellevue will hold an opening reception for “Emerging Radiance,” the farmhouse and AR installation that brings to life Nikkei farmer stories.
The event will include an artists’ talk, and recognition of elders and descendants of Bellevue Nikkei farmers.
You may also watch the film online.
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Thursday, February 20, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
“Campu: An American Story” Film Screening of Haruka Sakaguchi’s multi – year project visiting incarceration sites and photographing survivors and descendants, in person in Oakland or via Zoom
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Saturday, February 22, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
UW Nikkei Student Union DOR Program @ Intellectual House, University of Washington campus
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Sunday, February 23, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Tsuru for Solidarity – Stop Repeating History: Days of Remembrance and Resistance
Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), 1623 East J Street, Tacoma
Join Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia outside the Northwest Detention Center where ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) holds over 800 people in indefinite detention, separated from their families, as they await a decision on their asylum or deportation case. Among other anti-immigrant policies, the Trump administration has threatened to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (last used during WWII to arrest and detain Issei), and end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants (a similar tactic was used against Nisei during WWII). As survivors and descendants of those incarcerated during World War II, Tsuru believes Japanese Americans have the moral authority and the obligation to speak out against these actions. Tsuru aims to be the allies the JA community did not have in 1942 and will not stand idly by while immigrants are once again targeted for increased surveillance, harassment, detention, and deportation. Join Tsuru on this Day of Remembrance and Resistance and bring your friends and family. Stop Repeating History! Learn more at: https://tsuruforsolidarity.org/ and https://laresistencianw.org/.