and has written for **The Rafu Simpo.

Since opening in its permanent location on Sept.which doubled the square footage to 5.

the Board of Library Commissioners resolved to open an experimental branch.and Jacki Apples series of 21 laminated marble squares with photographic images and a banner featuring a poem in English and Japanese.500 square feet and was dedicated and opened to the public on Sept.

in 1992 the Board of Library Commissioners designated the burgeoning branch as a permanent facility.Musicians Scott Nagatani (left) and Tracy Wannomae performed.

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Speakers included:Joyce Cooper.great-grandson of Matsugoro and Miwa Oto.

but their connection was not limited to the Wakamatsu Colony.The descendants of Sakichi Yanagisawa and his wife Nami.

who share the same history about their ancestors.prays at the grave of Sakichi Yanagisawa grave last October in Tokyo.