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Item Strongheart Offers Library of Indian Lore to Yakimas(Yakima Herald, 1953-07-09) anonNipo Strongheart's library of some 12,000 items dealing with Indian lore, culture and Western Americana was presented as a gift to the Yakima people at a Tribal Council meeting. Strongheart's gift was given "to perpetuate the history, customs and tradition of the Yakima Indian Nation."Item Item School named after former Wapato woman.(Wapato Independent, 1994-10-19) Livingston, JohnAn elementary school in Salem, Ore. was named in honor of Alyce Yoshikai, a former Wapato resident who spent the war years at Heart Mountain internment camp.Item Student research shared as curriculum.(Yakima Herald-Republic, 2004-07-16) Joyce, James IIISeventh and Eighth grade students spent a year researching and creating a curriculum that details the stories of individuals who reflect the culture of local Japanese-Americans during the early 1940s.Item Japanese Americans survived hard times.(Toppenish Review, 1985-03-27) Story, BobThe Harry Uchida family, who experienced the effects of Executive order 9066, share their memories of hardship during incarceration at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and the struggles they faced when they returned to the Yakima Valley.Item A generational Happening(Wapato Independent, 1990-02-27) AnonymousKen Inaba, publicity chairman for the annual Sukiyaki Dinner, explained that this year's theme revolves around the four generations of Japanese-Americans in the community.Item Japanese immigrant reviews 66 years of Wapato history.(Wapato Independent, 1989-03-01) Story, FrancesThe Buddhist community of the Yakima Valley will honor Yoshiko Uchida, one of the oldest in the Wapato congregation, at the annual Sukiyaki dinner. The Uchidas were pioneer members of the Yakima Valley Japanese Community. Mrs. Uchida shares personal stories of her many years in Wapato and her three and a half year internment at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.Item Compensation: support has grown to repay victims of relocation camps.(Yakima Herald-Republic, 1980-11-11) Bruscas, AngeloA discussion of the justice of paying compensation to Japanese-American victims of WWII internment camps. Former internees ask how a price could be put on the losses suffered by Japanese-Americans. Other former internees say that all they want is an apology from the government and formal recognition of the injustices they suffered.Item Ousted by 'military necessity'.(Yakima Herald-Republic, 1992-02-23) Alexander, AutumnA profile of the pre-war Japanese community in Wapato, Washington, and the effects Executive Order 9066 had on community members. "A rail ticket and $25 was all the internees were given when the gates were opened." The author also profiles Esther Short Boyd and Dan McDonald, who were strong advocates for Japanese members of the Wapato community.Item Japanese will go to Wyoming.(Wapato Independent, 1942-08-20) Anonymous5 war-related articles from the front page of the Aug. 20, 1942 edition of the Wapato Independent.Item Business Men, Women and Children needed to help in harvest.(Wapato Independent, 1942-08-27) AnonymousA series of articles about a shortage of agricultural workers that appeared on the front page of the Aug. 27, 1942 edition of the Wapato Independent.Item Roy Campbell writes of Japanese Center.(1942-07-16) Campbell, RoyLetter from internee Roy Campbell to his mother about living conditions and his experiences at the Tule Lake Relocation Center.Item Letters to the editor(Wapato Independent, 1942-06-04) Valley Evacuees.; Matsushita, KaraTwo letters from the Japanese American community addressed to the community at large.Item Local Japanese to be evacuated by June 7.(Wapato Independent, 1942-05-28) AnonymousAn announcement of the removal of Americans of Japanese descent from the Yakima Valley. The article includes dates, permitted personal property to accompany evacuees, and facilities to be provided at their destination.Item Assembly center nicer place than she expected, Japanese girl writes.(Wapato Independent, 1942-06-18) AnonymousFour war related articles from the front page of the June 18, 1942 Wapato Independent.Item Japanese go tonight to assembly center.(Wapato Independent, 1942-06-04) AnonymousA detailed description of arrangements made for the evacuation of Americans of Japanese descent from the Yakima Valley. Nine people from the Japanese community will be left behind; seven are in hospitals or sanitorium and the other two are a blind man and his wife, who will both remain in Toppenish.Item Valley Japanese will be relocated at Tule Lake Center.(Wapato Independent, 1942-06-11) AnonymousWapato residents who were removed from Yakima County communities last week will be relocated to Tule Lake Center in California.Item Sukiyaki dinner returns March 2.(Toppenish Review, 1997-02-19) McFadden, StephenMembers of the Wapato Buddhist Temple will host the 36th annual Sukiyaki Dinner. Those in attendance can view a selection of traditional Japanese artifacts.Item Traditional Meal: 39th Sukiyaki dinner to be served at Buddhist Hall Sunday.(Review & Independent, 2000-03-01) McFadden, StephenPublicity for the annual Sukiyaki dinner hosted by the Japanese-American Community at the Wapato Buddhist Hall.Item Heritage to share: Sayonara to Tradition? Not Valley Japanese.(Yakima Herald-Republic, 1977-02-27) Hilton, CarolYakima County's Japanese community shares cultural traditions, foods, and arts with the broader community with their annual sukiyaki dinner at the Wapato Buddhist Church.