Seattle’s 20-acre Waterfront Park officially opens on September 6 with a full day of celebrations. Photo credit: Erik Holsather courtesy Friends of Waterfront Park “This Grand Opening Celebration is ...

Protect Every Park Gathering in Seattle! By the Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee NAP Contributor On Saturday, August 23, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) will hold an in-person ...

In observance of the 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the Japanese American Museum of Oregon is featuring “ Sadako & Paper Cranes: Through Our Eyes ” on view ...

Pilgrimage to Bismarck, ND Snow Country Prison Memorial Ground Blessing By Tamiko Nimura NAP Contributor Join us at the inaugural Japanese American community pilgrimage to Bismarck, North Dakota, on ...

9th Annual Japan Week – 220 Volunteers Needed! – Sat, Oct 11; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue. Free and open to the public. Highlights include rakugo by Katsura ...

The North American Post is a community newspaper that celebrates Japanese culture in the Greater Seattle area. Founded by 1st generation Japanese-Americans in 1902, the publication is one of the ...

Bill Tashima, Gaining His Identity and Acceptance, Part 2Bill Tashima is a beloved community volunteer in the Seattle Nikkei (those of Japanese ancestry) and Asian American community, having been ...

History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from ‘The North American Times’ This series explores the history of the pre-war Japanese community in Seattle, by reviewing articles in “The North American Times,” ...

Frank Abe is a former reporter for KIRO Newsradio and more recently served as communications director for King County Executive Dow Constantine. He won an American Book Award for “John Okada: The Life ...

The Meydenbauer main stage was awash with color during the last day of this year’s Japan Fair, as models strutted back and forth in dazzling kimonos provided by Kimono Art of Seattle and Kobe, Japan ...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first arrival of Southeast Asian refugees in Washington, a new book from Legacy Washington, “ New Land: Southeast Asian Refugees Finding Home in ...

Epidemiological Research for the Health of Humankind By Ayano Honda Translation by Bruce Rutledge Tsukasa Namekata, founder of the Pacific Rim Disease Prevention Center, has devoted the last 28 years ...