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September 2, 2017

Washington State Fairgrounds, Coca Cola Stage10:00 am

Remembering the Puyallup Assembly Center: “Camp Harmony”

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This local event remembered and honored those who were forced to live on the Puyallup fairgrounds from April to September, 1942, before moving on to one of the permanent camps. 

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A DVD is now available which documented this event from the registration tables through the staged program to the "Harmony" re-dedication and ending at the fair museum. Integrating the video  by Ray Woodhouse and still photographs by Jennifer Sato Greenfield and Kurt Tokita, you can view this historic remembrance.

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Mistress of Ceremony:

Lori Matsukawa of KING5TV
Keynote speaker:

Tom Ikeda, Executive Director of DENSHO

 

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Guests of Honor:

Survivors of the Puyallup Assembly Center, "Camp Harmony,"

and all temporary centers, permanent camps, and detention centers

created by Executive Order 9066

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Trailer for this event: 

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This event was sponsored by the Puyallup Valley Chapter

of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and its 75th Remembrance Team.

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DVD of the event may be purchased for $20.00 on site or $27.00 including postage.

Make checks payable to Japanese American Citizens League and send to

Puyallup Valley JACL

c/o Eileen Yamada Lamphere

11415 SE 234th Place

Kent, WA  98031

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For Further Information

Eileen Yamada Lamphere, Chapter President, at elamphere@live.com

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