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Quiet Warriors
Yoshito Iwamoto
“They always thought I was Japanese while in the Philippines. Several of us went to a café. A guy a…
Mikiko Amagai • Nov. 17, 2021

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Valley families recall ancestors' difficult stand against treatment of Japanese neighbors
Esther Short Boyd was working as usual at the R.R. Short Hardware store in Wapato when a man walked…
Tammy Ayer • March 14, 2018

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From Sumo to Baseball, Japanese Americans in Yakima Valley Embraced Sports
WAPATO, Wash. —Growing up in Hawaii, Frank Iseri mastered the physically challenging responsibiliti…
Tammy Ayer • Feb. 23, 2018
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Yakima Buddhist Church Endures
Even now we are separated here and there. In front of the Amida Buddha we are always close and li…
Tammy Ayer • May 10, 2017
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