Japanese American Remembrance Garden
This set of plaques is located on the north edge of the Seattle University Campus. It's near Madison Street in the projection of the 11th Avenue right of way. It's on the east side of Hunthausen Hall.
Text, left plaque:
Japanese Remembrance Garden
This is Sacred Land. Before World War II a community of Japanese and Japanese Americans lived on what is now south campus. In 1942, approximately 120,000 were incarcerated and held behind barbed wire for three or more years without a crime and without due process. This garden honors their memory and serves as a living legacy that embodies Seattle University's mission and values of peace and justice through education. It also honors the memory of master gardener Fujitaro Kubota who designed nine garden features on campus. This tenth Kubota garden was designed by his grandson, Al Kubota.
Dedicated April 6, 2006
Text, middle plaque:
In Memory/Honor Of
Reverend Emery Andrews
Sumi & Fujio Arima
MSG Carmel & Esther Benge
Teresa Y. Hidaka
Japanese Baptist Church
Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society
Jesuit Community
SSG Shiro Kashino
Tom & Andy Kubota
Ernest K. & Erin Matsuda
Fujimatsu & Sadako Moriguchi
Tetsuzo & Sue Nakagawa
Christina Misao Takisawa
Fr. Leopold Tibesar
Text, left plaque:
Donors
Arima Family
Carol K. Benge & Mark P. Johnson
Hidaka Family
Japanese Baptist Congregation
Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society
Jesuit Community
Kubota Family
Larry & Karen Matsuda
Matsuda & Yamada Families
Moriguchi Family & Uwajimaya Inc.
Yosh Nakagawa & Mary Matsumoto
Boyd E. & Mikki Sharp
James Takisaki
Submitted by: Rob Ketcherside