This is a traveling exhibit from the Wing Luke Museum now on view in the Level 8 Gallery of the Seattle Public Library’s Central Library. The store, now called KOBO at Higo still exists at the same location. Through letters, photos, journals and artifacts, it reveals the life of Japanese Americans from early settlement, life in Seattle’s ethnic neighborhoods and the impact of Executive Order 9066 which removed an entire community during WWII. The store served as a social hub while at the same time selling basic goods and items from Japan. “Meet Me At Higo” tells the story of a Japanese American family and a treasured store in the Japantown neighborhood of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. Washington State Historical Society is at 1911 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, WA. Regular hours are Tuesday – Sunday from 10am – 5pm. Third Thursdays of each month are free from 3pm – 8pm.
Purchase tickets online or at the museum. Includes work by Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Na Omi Judy Shintani, Reiko Fujii, Wendy Maruyama, Kristine Aono, Tom Nakashima, Roger Shimomura and Jerry Takigawa. government decree that imprisoned the Japanese of American descent on the West Coast and put them into internment camps). “Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy” is a group show of third generation Japanese American artists whose work reflects on the effects of Executive Order 9066 (the U.S.
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