Honoring Japanese Americans forced to leave Bainbridge Island during WWII

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Honoring Japanese Americans forced to leave Bainbridge Island during WWII

It’s a place that holds powerful and painful memories of the past. During WWII, on March 30, Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island were forced to leave their homes and head to the dock where the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial is now located.