By Minoru Yasui Legacy Project, Japanese American Musuem of Oregon, and Oregon Historical Society, media release
Updated
PORTLAND — On March 28, from 1-3 p.m., the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project (MYLP), the Japanese American Musuem of Oregon (JAMO), and the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) invite the public to commemorate the legacy of Minoru Yasui and the 10th anniversary of Oregon’s designation in perpetuity as Minoru Yasui Day at a public program at the OHS in downtown Portland.
HOOD RIVER — On April 5, the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project (MYLP) will host its annual Minoru Yasui Day event, honoring Minoru Yasui’s legacy and Oregon’s official state designation of March 28 as Minoru Yasui Day.
August has been a month of reconnections, recollections and celebration. Throughout our lives, we have been truly blessed to have an extensive circle of family, neighbors and friends who have lifted one another up in times of loss and hardships.
Garnier Vineyards, which lies just east of Mosier on the old scenic Columbia River Highway (U.S. Highway 30), hosted former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, alongside other individuals on June 29.
George Nakata, child of the World War II Japanese Internment Camps, comes to Hood River on March 28 to help celebrate the statewide commemoration of Japanese-American activist Minoru Yasui (1916-1986).
