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Ellen Sato Faust courtesy photo Frances Ikegami (left) and her sister, Lilly Kodama (right), both survivors of incarceration during WWII, dig their shovels into the dirt to signify the groundbreaking for the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center Oct. 11.

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BIJAEM Visitor Center officially breaks ground

The long-awaited Visitor Center at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial is now underway, following an official…

COBI courtesy photos Attendees look over exhibits at the memorial.

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On 83rd Day of Remembrance, BI a ‘Place to Call Home’

Bainbridge Island’s Japanese American Community held the 83rd “Day of Remembrance” ceremony March 30, commemorating when 227 of…

BIJAEM courtesy photo Artwork at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Dock on Bainbridge Island.

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BI Japanese Americans speak out against Trump deportation

This year, observers of the national “Day of Remembrance” need not recall far to see how Executive Order…

Molly Hetherwick/Kitsap News Group photos Taiko performers from Seattle Kobon Taiko open the show with an introductory dance.

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BI festival again attracts thousands

The 35th annual Bainbridge Island Mochi Tsuki Festival attracted thousands of people Jan. 11, bringing out the confectioner,…