[Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence]<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/> RESILIENCE– A Sansei Sense of Legacy opens Saturday, February 4th [Text Description automatically generated]<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibit/resilience/> Don’t miss your chance to see the powerful exhibition Resilience– A Sansei Sense of Legacy<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibit/resilience/>. This exhibition will be opening on Saturday, February 4, 2023, and is on view through July 7, 2023. Resilience features the art of eight Sansei Japanese Americans whose work reflects on the effects of Executive Order 9066 and its intergenerational impact. EO 9066, authorized by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, forced the evacuation and incarceration of an estimated 126,000 people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. On February 16, guests can visit free from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm as part of our Third Thursday program. We will honor the annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance<Join%20us%20for%20the%20opening%20of%20Resilience%20–%20A%20Sansei%20Sense%20of%20Legacy%20and%20honor%20the%20annual%20Japanese%20American%20Day%20of%20Remembrance.%20Meet%20Susan%20Kamei,%20author%20of%20the%20acclaimed%20book%20When%20Can%20We%20Go%20Back%20to%20America?%20Voices%20of%20Japanese%20American%20Incarceration%20During%20World%20War%20II,%20who%20will%20be%20joined%20in%20conversation%20by%20Professor%20Lisa%20Hoffman%20of%20the%20University%20of%20Washington%20Tacoma.%20Kamei%20and%20Hoffman%20will%20discuss%20When%20Can%20We%20Go%20Back%20to%20America?,%20which%20is%20a%20comprehensive%20historical%20narrative%20of%20the%20WWII%20imprisonment%20of%20more%20than%20125,000%20persons%20of%20Japanese%20ancestry,%20and%20talk%20about%20the%20enduring%20impact%20of%20this%20shameful%20episode%20in%20our%20country’s%20history.%20Continue%20to%20explore%20the%20impacts%20of%20Executive%20Order%209066%20through%20Within%20the%20Silence,%20an%20interactive%20performance%20presented%20by%20Living%20Voices.> with an evening of free programming centered around EO9066 starting at 6:00 pm. Meet Susan Kamei, author of the acclaimed book When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II, who will be joined in conversation by Professor Lisa Hoffman of the University of Washington Tacoma. Living Voices<http://www.livingvoices.org/> will perform an interactive piece Within the Silence, and guests can experience Resilience as well as our permanent exhibit on EO9066, REMEMBRANCE.<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibit/the-legacy-of-executive-order-9066-in-washington/> To learn more about what you can see and do at the Washington State History Museum, check our Exhibitions and Events<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibitions-events/> webpage. Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 253-343-7004 Become a member! WashingtonHistory.org [cid2346752063*image005.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.facebook.com/historymuseum>[cid2346752063*image006.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://twitter.com/HistoryMuseum>[cid2346752063*image007.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.instagram.com/washingtonhistory/>[cid2346752063*image008.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRXAl-JqixtE7toeX4BTrg/videos?view_as=subscriber>