• School named after former Wapato woman. 

  Livingston, John (Wapato Independent, 1994-10-19)

  An 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.
• Student research shared as curriculum. 

  Joyce, James III (Yakima Herald-Republic, 2004-07-16)

  Seventh 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.
• Japanese Americans survived hard times. 

  Story, Bob (Toppenish Review, 1985-03-27)

  The 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.
• A generational Happening 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1990-02-27)

  Ken 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.
• Japanese immigrant reviews 66 years of Wapato history. 

  Story, Frances (Wapato Independent, 1989-03-01)

  The 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. ...
• Compensation: support has grown to repay victims of relocation camps. 

  Bruscas, Angelo (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1980-11-11)

  A 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 ...
• Ousted by 'military necessity'. 

  Alexander, Autumn (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1992-02-23)

  A 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 ...
• Japanese will go to Wyoming. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-08-20)

  5 war-related articles from the front page of the Aug. 20, 1942 edition of the Wapato Independent.
• Business Men, Women and Children needed to help in harvest. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-08-27)

  A 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.
• Roy Campbell writes of Japanese Center. 

  Campbell, Roy (1942-07-16)

  Letter from internee Roy Campbell to his mother about living conditions and his experiences at the Tule Lake Relocation Center.
• Letters to the editor 

  Valley Evacuees.; Matsushita, Kara (Wapato Independent, 1942-06-04)

  Two letters from the Japanese American community addressed to the community at large.
• Local Japanese to be evacuated by June 7. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-05-28)

  An 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.
• Assembly center nicer place than she expected, Japanese girl writes. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-06-18)

  Four war related articles from the front page of the June 18, 1942 Wapato Independent.
• Japanese go tonight to assembly center. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-06-04)

  A 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 ...
• Valley Japanese will be relocated at Tule Lake Center. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-06-11)

  Wapato residents who were removed from Yakima County communities last week will be relocated to Tule Lake Center in California.
• Sukiyaki dinner returns March 2. 

  McFadden, Stephen (Toppenish Review, 1997-02-19)

  Members of the Wapato Buddhist Temple will host the 36th annual Sukiyaki Dinner. Those in attendance can view a selection of traditional Japanese artifacts.
• Traditional Meal: 39th Sukiyaki dinner to be served at Buddhist Hall Sunday. 

  McFadden, Stephen (Review & Independent, 2000-03-01)

  Publicity for the annual Sukiyaki dinner hosted by the Japanese-American Community at the Wapato Buddhist Hall.
• Heritage to share: Sayonara to Tradition? Not Valley Japanese. 

  Hilton, Carol (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1977-02-27)

  Yakima County's Japanese community shares cultural traditions, foods, and arts with the broader community with their annual sukiyaki dinner at the Wapato Buddhist Church.
• Tosh Umemoto: Internment in WWII led him to farming. 

  Escobar, Ted (Toppenish Review, 1993-03)

  Wapato farmer Tosh Umemoto sees the incarceration of his family at Heart Mountain during WWII as "a thing of the past." He bears no resentment, but he does believe that it shaped the course of his life.
• Government's effort to repay an old debt. 

  Troianello, Craig (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1980-05-09)

  Yakima Valley residents who were incarcerated at Heart Mountain and Camp Minadoka during WWII share what effect that experience has had on themselves and their families. They also discuss a Senate bill (unnamed) offering ...

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